BLOSSOM
BREED: Holstein; large, stylish animal with color patterns of black and white, or red and white; 1,500 pounds, 58 inches tall at the shoulder; top producing Holsteins milked three times a day can produce over 72,000 pounds of milk a year.
PERSONALITY: not a follower, an adventurer; often gets into trouble; sassy; good at stealth; loves music; likes red; likes being outside in fresh night air; likes splashing in much of pond; likes sinful snacks of sweet clover; likes apples; loves candy, especially chocolate; hates bats; pouts at her “thinking pond”; likes to sing boisterous songs
FERDINAND: her hunka-hunka bullfriend
ELSIE: sees her as non-worthy herd leader; self-appointed highness; Queen Jersey; dumbest Jersey ever; evil bovine Jersey
FERDINAND
BREED: Angus; solid black; 2,000 pounds; mighty head, massive body; large brown eyes; proud stance; commanding tilt of his head; arrogant look in his expression; muscled hindquarter; used widely in crossbreeding to improve carcass quality and milking ability
PERSONALITY: proud, dignified; undemanding; adaptable; king stud in area; slow moving unless provoked
BLOSSOM: the love of his life; she makes him feel youthful; divine bovine
ELSIE
BREED: Jersey; honey-brown; beady brown eyes
PERSONALITY: snotty, high-hoofedness; prissy; do-gooder; bristly; thinks proper cows should spend their days eating and eating some more; not approve of cows smiling
FARMER SAM
FAMILY: wife and two daughters, Katie and Annie
BLOSSOM: the only cow he talks to and touches; calls her his “hot heifer” and a flirt
MATILDA
BREED: orange-striped, skinny cat; big blue eyes
PERSONALITY: uncommon feline with attitude
