The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

THE WEIGHING OF THE COW

A GUY WAS IN N.E. AND SAW A FARMER AND THE FARMER HAD
A BIG ROCK AND ACROSS THE ROCK HE HAD A BOARD AND ON ONE
END OF THE BOARD HE HAD A COW. SO THIS GUY ASKS THE
FARMER WHAT HE WAS DOING WITH THAT COW. THE FARMER
SAYS, "I'M WEIGHING HER." "HOW DOES IT WORK,?" SAYS
HE. THE FARMER REPLIES, "WELL, I PUT THE COW ON
ONE END OF THE BOARD WITH THE BOARD ACROSS THE
STONE, THEN I PILE ROCKS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
BOARD, THEN WHEN THEY BALANCE, I ESTIMATE THE
WEIGHT OF THE STONES."

Date learned: 09-26-1968