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Cows arrive in Virginia and dairy’s early push
In 1611 Virginia settlers begin native dairy efforts as Lord Delaware and Sir Thomas Dale push self sufficiency. A cow given to Indian chiefs signals cattle wealth while Dale builds the first Jamestown barn and enforces orderly husbandry for winter feeding and protection from wolves and Indians.
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Susan Constant
London
Virginia
Jamestown Island
John Smith
Delaware
Virginian Company
Thomas Dale
Sir Thomas Gates
Lord Delaware
Dale
Phillip Alexander Bruce
Macemillian Company
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