You Can FED EX a Cow!

An Interesting Fact:  You can ship your cow by FED EX.     It happens that Cornell University has a long established and world renowned cattle herd in their dairy department.  Any of these world class cows would, if used as breeding stock,  improve the blood line of any herd they might become a part of.  Once a year an auction is held to thin the herd, and the public is allowed to purchase these animals.  Cornell is located in the heart of New York's best dairy country,  and the local farmers do not fail to take advantage of this opportunity.   But since the sale is held every year,  the local market is saturated, and these animals can be had for less than cows of such quality might sell for elsewhere.
     One student at Cornell, whose family was in the dairy business, noticed this and informed her parents. The parents found the idea of buying a cow from the Cornell herd attractive, but wondered how they might get it home.  They lived on the other side of the continent, in Washington state.  Upon checking, they learned that FED EX is licensed to ship cattle by air to nearly anyplace in the world. They routinely do this, and will provide the shipping crate and all necessary services. So they bought a cow and FED EXed it home. Of course, shipping cows by air can be a bit pricey, but after all expenses were paid,  they ended up with a better animal than they could have obtained locally for a similar investment.  Thank you,  Orville and Wilbur.