It was an ordinary day. Recently saw a story about a farm a few miles from my house that had a caravan of camels which they used for milk. I just had to see that for myself so I hopped in the car and followed the directions that my computer had just spit out of the printer a few minutes ago.
Wasn't sure what to yell at the animal, so I just yelled "Hey!" Must not know that language, since it kept staring in the opposite direction. When I looked in that direction I saw another camel up to it's knees in green grass, resting under the shade of a large tree. Then I remembered that these animals probably don't need to stay out of the heat since they are bred for very dry and arid regions where there are no trees for shade. Miller's Organic Farm is one of about a half dozen camel dairies in the nation, most operated by Amish or Plain Sect farmers.
It is part of a co-op that offers other camel products such as yogurt, cheese, butter and even milk soap. The milk tastes similar to cow's milk, but somewhat saltier. Miller's has six camels in their milking caravan. I had to Google what you call a group of camels, since I figured you couldn't use herd as you do with cows. They ship the milk all over the United States and Canada with a cost of $10 a pint. Why buy camel's milk? It seems that he sells the milk to parents of autistic children, since these parents have told Miller that they have noticed improvement in their child's vocabulary and the milk is supposed to help people with diabetes. Doctor's aren't quite sure of the powers of camel's milk, since very few studies have been done with this relatively new product. The camels are milked twice a day and will only allow milking for about 90 seconds each time.
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