We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember saying
something like:

However my wife may be able to persuade me at some
point that having a cow would be worthwhile to supply milk for cheese-
making...

Having done it in the past, I can recommend keeping a goat or two for
milk, meat, and keeping the grass trimmed. They're not too hard to keep
and are fairly tough creatures for the most part. Just don't let them
near any rhododendrons though - they love them, but the leaves are
fatal.