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Ferrous #4 (aka South End of a Southbound Cow) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/21/2021
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:


This is the fourth cache in our "Ferrous" series.  This cache is hidden along the Frink Creamery Trail.

The cache is NOT hidden at the posted coordinates, but the posted coordinates are a great place to park.  Answer the following questions to determine where the cache container is hidden.

 

Use the associated number (in parentheses) behind the correct answer to each of the following ten questions (A through K) to solve for:

North 39 AB.CDE   West 104 FG.HJK

A:  A female bovine is called this before having her first calf:

--heifer (1)

            --bullock (2)

--dogie (3)

B:  Cows have an acute sense of smell and can detect odors as far away as:  

--60 feet (2)

--600 yards (4)

--6 miles (3)

C:  Cows have no upper front teeth.

--True (3)

--False (7)

D:  A cow will typically CHEW for up to:

--13 hours a day (7)

--3 hours a day (0)

--8 hours a day (2)

E:  According to Captain John Smith, the first English cow to call America her home arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, in:

--1618 (9)

--1611 (4)

--1624 (1)

F:  A dairy cow can produce as much as 125 pounds of this a day:

--saliva (5)

--milk (4)

--manure (3)

G:  Bevin Brothers Manufacturing Company is known for making:

--cow leather purses (1)

--cow bells (2)

--milking stools (3)

H:  The debut of the hamburger was at this World’s Fair:

--Hamburg, Germany in 1862 (6)

--St. Louis, Missouri, USA in 1904 (9)

--Paris, France in 1889 (2)

J:  This one is NOT a breed of cow:

--Abergele (9)

--Blaarkop (8)

--Carora (7)

--Dexter (6)

--Enderby (5)

--Fogera (4)

--Gidron (3)

--Herens  (2)

--Istoben (1)

K:  According to Chick-fil-A restaurants, “Cow Appreciation Day” is normally held on:

--the first Monday of June (4)

--the second Tuesday of July (6)

--the third Wednesday of August (8)

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO HARTSDALE FOR FTF!!!

 

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Uvqr: 4' hc.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)