Not all cows are "Cows"

People are surprised, when they come out to the farm, that we do not milk our "cows". That's because we don't have any. We raise steers. What's the difference? Well, here's a little Farming 101 for you. Let's start at the beginning.

1. Calves are either "bull" calves (boys) or "heifer" calves (girls).
2. Bull calves are either left alone and become full fledged "Bulls" or, they have their lifestyles "altered" (banded/castrated) and become "Steers". Steers are way less agressive and easier to handle than bulls.
3. Heifers when bred once, and pregnant are called "Spriging Heifers".
4. After a Springing Heifer has had her first calf she's called a "Cow".

It's not hard to understand why people get confused, what with movies for young viewers like "Barnyard"
where they stuck udders on the steers. What were those people thinking? We had the joy of sitting in a packed movie theater when our kids (not so quietly) asked, "Why do those steers have udders? They didn't put udders on the bull?" Thank you Paramount & Nickalodeon for introducing the notion of transgender cattle to the general population.
Anyway...to answer the question once and for all - this is why we don't milk our "cows". I think the boys would get a bit mad at us if we tried.