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#32 English Longhorn Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/14/2017
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


About this series:

This series of caches is based upon the life and work of dairy farmers Mark & Pen DeLogg on the Lincolnshire Fens. As well clues to solving the puzzle on each cache page will be a fact about cows and their behaviour, as well as information about particular breeds of cattle around the British Isles and the world.

  • The cache is not hidden at the published coordinates.
  • Steep drops and water may be encounted at some GZs, keep the little ones safe.
  • No animals were encountered when the caches were placed.
  • The cache size was made as large as possible according to the hiding place, varying from magnetic nanos to regular size boxes
  • You may need to provide your own TOTT i.e tweezers
  • Please park sensibly, safely, and considerably.
  • The D/T ratings concern the difficulty to both the puzzle and hides.

 

Other caches in this series:

#1 Holstein | #2 Limousin | #3 Guernsey | #4 Charolais | #5 Highland | #6 Galloway | #7 Dexter
#8 Belted Galloway | #9 Lincoln Red | #10 Jersey | #11 Shorthorn | #12 Hereford | #13 Gloucester
#14 Aberdeen Angus | #15 Belgian Blue | #16 White Park | #17 Blonde d'Aquitane | #18 South Devon
#19 Aryshire | #20 Brown Swiss | #21 Simmental | #22 Gelbvieh | #23 Fleckvieh | #24 Piedmontese
#25 Normande | #26 North Devon | #27 Sussex | #28 Welsh Black | #29 Luing | #30 Chillingham
#31 Irish Moiled | #32 English Longhorn | #33 Deoni | #34 Ankole Watusi | #35 Murray Grey
#36 Brahman | #37 Icelandic

Cow Fact:

So do cows like the cold? Based on what researchers have found, cows probably prefer moderate weather. With an ideal temperature around 4-18 degrees Celsius, cows probably do enjoy the weather to be a bit colder. It’s not like they can take their coats off when it gets hot.

English LonghornAbout English Longhorn:
English Longhorn cattle are a long-horned brown and white breed of beef cattle originating from Craven, in the north of England. The breed was initially used as a draught animal, which its body is well suited for; the milk was also collected for butter and cheese because of its high butterfat content. An individual farmer would have owned one or two cows; these would have been accompanied by a bull owned by the Lord of the Manor. The notable long, curved horns that serve to distinguish this breed from others can make an individual appear aggressive, although by temperament they are usually friendly. Longhorns live surprisingly longer than other breeds of cattle and are also known for calving with ease. They have a white patch along the line of their spine and under their bellies.
They are not to be confused with the Texas Longhorn breed.

 

Now for the puzzle:

Mark DeLogg sometimes dreaded the postman arriving. He hardly ever brought good news. Mostly it was brown envelopes with bills or invoices in them.
But when brown envelopes or parcels with ‘Mr Mark DeLogg Esq’ arrived he knew from past experience it would not contain good news.

The envelope had HMSO in the top left hand corner so what ever was in the inside it was going to be important.

It was important; it was the new vaccine for his calves. He’d only emailed DEFRA the day before asking for new supplies.

Mark was always amazed how well the Royal Mail could deliver letters and parcels so efficiently. Especially as he lived out in the sticks

Puzzle

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