Down on the Farm Mystery Cache

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Geo Wizard: Archiving to create "Another Down on the Farm" which will be released during the Wolcott Cache Bash on 06/14/14.

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Hidden : 5/18/2006
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


This cache is located at Wolcott Mill Farm Learning Center. We have been coming here on weekends for several years now to enjoy country life and learn about farming. This learning center is a real working farm. You can watch the dairy cows being milked each morning at 10 am. In the spring you can watch the sheep being sheared. Fresh eggs from the chickens are on sale at the farmhouse. In season, the greenhouse offers many types of vegetables and flowers for sale. On special occasions they have wagon rides pulled by draft horses. There is just so much to do and learn at this farm, it’s amazing!

The above coordinates are to the parking lot of the farm. Take your time touring the barns and farmhouse. Along the way you will see many informational boards located in and around each building. Locate answers to the 9 questions listed below. Each answer needs to be calculated into another number and that number equals a letter. Plug in each number to its corresponding letter listed below for the Cache Coordinates.

***The road to the cache can be very muddy on a rainy day.***

For the First to Find we have a special gift! Other cache items are all related to farming. And we are starting off with a tractor travel bug named Ol’ J.D.

Farm hours are 9 am to 5 pm daily. They are closed for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Dairy Barn
How many pounds of food do dairy cows eat daily?
answer/10 = A
What year did cows land at Plymouth Rock?
(answer-14)/230 = C

Sheep Barn
How many breeds of sheep are raised in MI?
answer-30 = E
How many domestic breeds of pigs are there?
answer+2-9 = I

Horse Area
What does 1 hand equal?
answer+6-8 = H
How long is gestation?
answer+4-15 = J

Chicken Coop
How many hours does it take to reach the 5th stage of egg production?
answer+5-26 = F

Farm House
Macomb County brings in over how many million dollars annually in agricultural products?
answer-40+6 = D
How many different kinds of soil exist in Michigan?
answer+30/60 = B

Cache Coordinates:
The cache is located at:
N FH° FD.DEH
W JBH° ED.DCA

This cache is located within Wolcott Mill Farm Metropark, a part of the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority park system. A Metropark Vehicle Entry Permit is required: Annual Permit $20, Senior Permit $12, Daily Permit $4. For general information please call 1-800-47-PARKS, or visit our website at www.metroparks.com. All park rules and regulations apply. Park in parking lots only. Check the Metroparks website for park hours.

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