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Two Farmers in Michigan
And the invention that made them rich
The milking of the cows was finished and the women and children went back to the house while the two brothers Farmer K and Farmer P proceeded to feed the cows.
“Cows sure are easy to feed,” said Farmer K to Farmer P. “All ya gotta do is fill the trough with the grains and they immediately come, stick their heads in the trough and start eatin’.”
Without removing the piece of straw from his mouth, Farmer P replied, “You got that right, brother. If only humans were as easy to feed.”
“You know, I’ve been thinkin’ ‘bout that. I know humans won’t eat the cow food we feed the cows but what if we came up with some kind of grains that humans will eat in the same way the cows eat their food? Wouldn’t that be an easy and efficient way of feeding humans? If only we could come up with some kind of human trough food.”
Farmer P took the straw out of his mouth, “I like the idea but I don’t think humans would take to eating out of a trough.”
“Yeah, I reckon they could eat the human trough food out of bowls or something. But you get the idea, right? Food that ya don’t gotta cook. You just pour it in a bowl.”
Farmer P put the straw back in his mouth, “Boy howdy, the women would sure love that. Instead of…
