MILKING IN THE CLOUDS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 35, 9 August 1930, Page 25

MILKING IN THE CLOUDS

To advertise and generally "boost" tho use of pure milk tho American Guernsey Cattlo Club recently brought off a typically Yankee stunt (says an exchange). A Guernsey cow, Elm Farm Ollie, was taken up in an aeroplane and was flown for an hour above the city of St. Louis.

When slio was 5000 ft up in tho air Ollio was milked, tho 'piano (lying at the rato of 135 miles per hour during the process. Then, coming down to 500 feet, 25 half-pint bottles of Ollic's milk were parachuted down to the

waiting crowd! A special quart bottle was sent down to Colonel Lindbergh, who was among the spectators.

Paßsengcrs with Ollie in the trimotored 'piano WDro reporters, a camera-man, a radio announcer, and two cow attendants. Ollie is said to liavo taken the- whole business vory calmly. Sho showed no fear at all and disdained to uso the special stall which had been fitted up for her. In fact, sho seemed rather bored with her first flight.