Iowan Mitchell Miner, a 15-year-old farmer, and his beloved cow Audri were photographed sleeping together after the events of the Iowa State Fair’s youth dairy cattle event.
While the duo failed to earn the event’s blue ribbon, they soon won the adoration of thousands of people online from a photograph of the two snoozing in a straw-lined barn.
While the two had become tuckered out after weeks of preparing for the contest by rising before the sun, the added demand of rising at 3 in the morning for the competition seemed to be the final toll on their endurance. Read the full story here ▶
