Pauline Wayne
Pauline Wayne (born around 1907; passed away after 1913) was a Holstein-Friesian Holstein cow. It was held on the lawn around the White House by William Howard Taft , the 27th President of the United States , during the presidency and was the last cow of an American President during his tenure.
Life
Pauline Wayne was born prior to 1907 in Wisconsin on the farm of Senator Isaac Stephenson . She was a registered herdbook cow and received the herdbook number 115,580. Stephenson gave the cow to the president when he was four years old after his previous "Mooly Wooly", who came to Washington with Taft , died. Pauline arrived in Washington on November 4, 1910 after a two-day transport in a wooden box and was expected by Taft employees. She came to the then President's stables in the State, War, and Navy Building . She came from a cow family with a high milk yield . Her mother's sister was reportedly a world record cow for high milk and butter production. Her own performance was 7.5 gallons per day, which is the equivalent of almost 28½ liters. Contemporary reports even wrote 8 to 16 gallons, which would mean a maximum performance of over 60 liters per day. She calved shortly after her arrival. The calf called "Big Bill" was raised in Maryland . She herself grazed in the meadows around the White House Complex .
During the presidency it was exhibited at cow shows. Among others at the International Dairymen's Exposition in Milwaukee . She was lost once on a transport in October 1911 and almost was slaughtered. In 1913, an Ohio agriculture instructor approached the cow and, since there were no security guards on the White House grounds, was able to milk her and taste her milk.
After the end of Taft's presidency, the cow returned to Stephenson's farm. Stephenson said he was proud to have her in his stable, to which she gave " dignity ". No president kept a cow in the White House after William Taft. The only president who later kept livestock was Woodrow Wilson . During the First World War, among other things, he propagated a meatless Monday and the establishment of so-called Victory Gardens. He led by example by letting sheep graze the lawn around the White House.
Background and public attention
Taft still had small children during his presidency and already kept Pauline's predecessor so that she always had fresh milk that was not always available at the time. Besides, it was said that he was not averse to good and plentiful food.
Pauline Wayne herself was a "media star". There were even " interviews " with her. There were more than 20 reports of her in the Washington Post between 1910 and 1912. In one of these articles she was referred to as " provider-in-chief [of] the finest milk and butter " (German: "top producer of the finest milk and butter").
There was also an offer that she should appear in the play Way Down East (later filmed; see Far in the East ). But President Taft refused.
Pauline's Cowbell was on view at the Presidential Pet Museum in Williamsburg , Virginia until it was closed in 2010 along with the Presidential Park there.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Pauline Wayne, President Taft's Famous Cow . on presidentialpetmuseum.com; accessed on March 4, 2016
- ↑ White House cow provided milk and butter to President Taft 1910–13 ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on cityfarmer.info; accessed on March 4, 2016
- ^ World War II Rationing . us-history.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ↑ Partner with a cold mouth . n-tv .de, July 24, 2007; accessed on March 4, 2016.
- ↑ Carl Sferrazza Anthony: Nellie Taft. The Unconventional First Lady of the Ragtime Era. Harper Collins, New York 2005, ISBN 0-06-051382-9 , p. 239 ff.
- ^ For Years, The Washington Post Tried to Interview a Cow . on The Atlantic website ; accessed on March 4, 2016.
