Well, sure, when you use "logic" and "reason" it all makes sense.

My maternal grandparents had a dairy farm; nowadays there are no cows, and the land is used to raise corn and soybeans. Except for the pasture, which has been divvied into lots for summer cabins.

One of my favorite bits of trivia stuck to the roof of my brain is that cattle outnumbered people in Wisconsin until 1977.