An original piece of art and a quote by W.D. Hoard commemorate the hardworking dairy cow

“Remember that a cow is a mother, and her calf is a baby.” — W.D. Hoard

"Foster Mothers of the Human Race" poster surrounded by historic dairy images

It features the profiles of six dairy breeds (1991 version)

By Jim Baird, features six of the breeds (1993)

Signed and numbered print by Bonnie Mohr (2010 version)

It features five of the breeds in a pasture scene (1963 version)

When Hoard's Dairyman commissioned artist Bonnie Mohr, Glencoe, Minn., to create a new edition to its Foster Mothers of the Human Race paintings, the result was astounding

Gordie Jones, D.V.M., kept a crowd curious with the ideas he developed over the years, all in the name of improving life for the dairy cow. Cows turn right easier than they can turn left. Cows move faster...

Greeted by a standing ovation, the newest edition of the Foster Mothers of the Human Race painting was revealed today at the Hoard's Dairyman farm during a 125th Anniversary Celebration. The painting was...