The farmer and his sows
So this city guy buys a farm, and there are a couple sows that come with it. The guy selling it tells him that he's always used this certain breeder and tells him what time of year the sows are in season.
Well, the new farmer calls the breeder and introduces himself. Guy says "Oh, I heard about you. Was told to expect your call and that you didn't know much about pig farming and breeding." So they strike a deal and the new farmer loads up his 3 sows into a trailer, takes them over to meet the breeder's boar.
Boar does his thing with each of them, and the new farmer asks "How will I know if it took?" Breeder says "Well, when you get up tomorrow if they're laying in the mud it didn't take. Just call me up and bring them over again. If they're laying up out of the mud that means they're pregnant."
New guy pays him thanks him and loads up his 3 sows, drives away.
Next morning he wakes up and looks out to the sty, and sees all 3 wallowing in the mud. Calls up the breeder and tells him, breeder says "Bring them back at 10, and we'll try again" So, new farmer loads them up and drives the over to the breeder's farm. Again, the boar services all 3 sows, new farmer loads them back up and leaves.
Next morning, same thing. Sows are wallowing in the mud again, so he calls the breeder. Breeder says bring them back, so he does.
Third morning he wakes up and asks his wife to look out at the pig sty, see if they're laying on dry ground or wallowing in mud. Wife says "They're not there."
New farmer says "What do you mean? Are they in the mud again or are they on dry ground?"
Wife says "No. The 2 are in the trailer and the other is in the truck honking the horn."
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