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The annual Devon meeting….
….was held at Jacob and Jenny Owens’ beautiful “Brookview Farm” in Kentucky thoroughbred company. And the Owen’s more than hold their own in that high-powered company. The 600-acre farm is home to about 50 mama cows so, as one of the visitors put it, stocking density is not a problem. Calving season had just begun, adding both fun and an extra educational opportunity. The 100-plus attendees included quite a few new faces. If any scene typifies a Devon meeting, it is Gearld Fry (in yellow shirt) lecturing from a wagon bed about the proper cow. Among the listeners was Jacob’s herd, which crowded close and were rewarded to hear that their thymuses…