I’d Tell You But You’d Think It Was A Load Of Bull

I own a small acreage divided into two pastures. One is my horse pasture and I lease the other parcel to a neighbor every summer for his cows. Each cow and calf is called a pair.

I am explaining this to a guy who is visiting.

Guy: “How many cattle will be in the pasture?”

Me: “Ten pairs and a bull.”

Guy: “What’s the bull for?”

Me: “…”