Cows in the Parlo r By Mr. Mallory
Jan 13, 2016
Cows in the
ParlorBy Mr. Mallory
Vocabulary
• graze• bales• silo• parlor• automatic• frisky
graze
• When the weather is nice, the cows like to graze in the pasture.
• Every morning, Eddie sent the horses out to graze on grass, clover, and hay.
graze
• Graze means to feed on growing grass.
bales
• In the summer, Mr. Riddle and the farm workers cut grass, dry it in the sun, and make it into bales of hay.
• Mr. Taylor filled the back of the truck with bales of hay and took us all for a long hayride.
bales
• Bales means large bundles of things tied together.
silo
• Then the silo is filled with this chopped corn, which is called silage. The silo is very tall.
• You can see the silo from far away. It is the tall, circular structure where feed is stored for the winter.
silo
• A silo is a large, round tower for storing feed for farm animals.
parlor
• The parlor in a dairy barn is not a pretty living room. It is the room where the cows are milked.
• Connie went out to the parlor, where her uncle was milking the cows, so she could pet her favorite cows, Daisy and Lilly.
parlor
• The parlor is the room where cows are milked.
automatic
• Now there are automatic milking machines to make the job quicker and easier.
• My family does not have an automatic dishwasher; we wash our dishes by hand.
automatic
• Automatic means operating by itself.
Automatic Manual
frisky
• Calves are frisky and like to play.
• The frisky puppy ran, barked, and dropped the ball at Jimmy’s feet over and over again.
frisky
• Frisky means full of energy, playful, and active.