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Published June 23, 2007 03:53 pm - Fourteen-year-old Skyler Degorft had to tug hard on the rope around her 3-month-old Jersey calf’s neck to get him into a pen. June Dairy Day hits the spot By GINA KINSLOW Glasgow Daily Times Fourteen-year-old Skyler Degorft had to tug hard on the rope around her 3-month-old Jersey calf’s neck to get him into a pen.
The calf, who is called Jasper, was part of the petting zoo during the June Dairy Day event Saturday at the Cave City Convention Center. Helping her coax the animal into place was her dad, Charles, a former dairy farmer. The Degorft family no longer milks, but Skyler shows dairy cattle and says it’s something she enjoys. “It’s a fun experience and you get to meet new people by doing it and it makes you a better person because you get to know more about yourself,” she said. She shows her Jersey cows at county fairs, state fairs and at the North American International Live-stock Exposition, which takes place in November in Louisville. Degorft turned out for June Dairy Days because it allows her to interact with people who don’t know much about dairy farming and how dairy farmers promote Barren County. Event organizers were fearful the high humidity and heat would keep people away Saturday, but Gina Lyon, executive director of the Cave City Chamber of Commerce, said the crowd this year was bigger than last year’s turn out. This year marked the fourth consecutive year for the event. “We like to have June Dairy Day every year just to let people know what dairy farmers actually do. Having it here at the Convention Center gives us an opportunity to bring in tourists and people who have no idea where milk even comes from,” Lyon said. Those who attended the event were given the opportunity to participate in an ice cream eating contest, dairy bingo and a milk balloon toss. They were also entertained by music provided by Gun Runner. Judy Harvey, who volunteered to help with the event, sliced a variety of cheese from Bluegrass Foods for those who wanted a sample or two, and small children were given the chance to try their hands at milking a cow by visiting the Kentucky Kate exhibit. Kentucky Kate simulates the actual milking of a cow. Only instead of being full of milk, Kentucky Kate was filled with water. “What Kate is to do is help to educate the children where milk comes from,” said Mike Cox, a member of the June Dairy Day committee. “So many kids today think milk comes from the supermarket.” By milking Kentucky Kate children learn that milk does indeed come from a cow first before it hits the supermarket shelves. 
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