Names & Sayings
Uncle Craig's name given to a Witt female in honor of a great defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers.
Heggie
You walk into the barn and see water in the managers.
Lars
Name of the Amish neighbor that shot Craig and Kathy's beagle dog, BINGO.
Moses
Recite the landline number for the house phone.
463-7252
When dad would ask you after all the morning chores were finished, to grab two buckets and follow him through the barn. Think steroids.
Posilac
A farm animal made into a domesticated pet who resided at Grandma Witt's house.
Bojangles
The horrible phrase used when relaying information about the number of cows that couldn't be milked in the line.
"How many bucket cows"
A word commonly used by the family matriach to describe an undesirable, no - good, type of person.
dirty sap
The girls driving the hayliage cart to feed cows. What problem is mostly likely to occur?
wheel in the gutter
The man who brought tubes, sample jars, and quite frankly pain to the farm once a month.
Gary
Provide the names of each member of the Rafako family. There are four.
John, Regina, Tommy, and Ricky
Recite the landline for Craig and Kathy.
463-7473
What was the name of the medicine adminstered to "dry up" a cow?
ToMorrow
Name of the controversial dog who took a chunk out of cousin Troy's ear.
Shep or Shepard
Dad just unloaded feed to one side with the feed cart.
"Can you pitch over?"
Regarding winning basketball games, the patriach will tell you alll you need to do is "put the orange ball" where?
in the round hole
A scent of burning rubber and unsettling screeching noise from the west side of the barn.
reverse curve
A cheerful gentleman who provided loving care to the delicate feet of livestock.
George
This neighbor was just a phone call away, often times leading mother to pretend to slam the phone on the counter after the first hour or make her children lie and say that she wasn't home.
Edna
463-7472
This particular "white and fluffy" mixer ingredient required one to go up to the hayloft and pitch 10 shovel fulls into the mixer.
cotton seed
A white haired canine who's name in the Japenese culture means "child".
Keiko
The chopper has suddenly taken in more crop than it can handle and the machine stops working.
"Chopper's plugged"
The golden rule: "When someone says jump, you say...
how high?
You have completed filling the mixer and turn it on to mix. You leave to do another task, only to return and find a pile of hayliage on the ground.
forgot to shut the mixer door
An interesting gentleman who helped to increase the livestock population on the farm.
Joel the Breeder
The name of the Italian family that lived down the valley and we would have to get a lawn mower down there once every two weeks.
The Salatori Family
It's 2003. You are trying to call home, but the line has been busy for hours. Identify the most likely scenario.
Someone is on the internet OR an Amish is using the phone
What was the only day of the week you could take a bull calf to town.
Tuesday
Heather's favorite cow that was unceremoniously sent to the hamburger shop without her permission.
Friendy
You just finished milking everyone on the west side but you're still not done on that side.
When attempting to deviate from the advice of the patriach, what phrase can you anticipate to follow -- "I hate.....
to be right
You are in the middle of milking. Suddenly, all the units fall to the ground.
filter's clogged
The name of the man who owned a farm supply shop in Tomah.
Don (Ron?) Trahlmars
This Amish gentleman who offered a ride in a limousine to the Witt children.
Jonai
Recite the process to place a call from the house to the barn.
Dial the number, hang up the phone, once the ringing stops, pick it up and hope someone is on the other line.
A job that required you to lock up all the heifers in the barn, after a full morning of chores.
Herd Health
What type of pet did Heather have for her 7th grade pet project?
parakeet
A spontaneous random afternoon barn chore that would be assigned to anyone not looking busy.
"Go sweep up the hay"