A wise old farmer went to town to buy a new pickup truck that he saw advertised
in the paper for a certain price. After telling the salesman which truck he wanted,
they set down to do the paperwork.
The salesman handed the farmer the bill, and the farmer declared This isn't the
price I saw!".
The salesman went on totell the old wise farmer how he was getting extras such as
power steering,power brakes, power windows, special tires, etc. and that was what
took theprice up.
The farmer, needing the truck badly, paid the price and went home.
A few months later, thesalesman called up the farmer and said, "My son is in 4-H
and he needs acow for a project. Do you have any for sale?"
The farmer replied, "Yes, I have a few cows I would sell for $500 apiece, Come
and look at them and take your pick".
The salesman said he and his son would be right out .
After spending a few hoursin the field checking out all the farmer's cows, the two
decided on one andthe salesman proceeded to write out a check for $500.
The farmer said "Now waita minute, that's not the final price of the cow, you're
getting extras withit and you have to pay for that too".
"What extras?" asked the salesman. Below is the list the farmer gave the salesman
for the final price of the cow,,,,,,,,,,
BASIC COW....................500.00
Two-tone exterior............45.00
Extra stomach................75.00
Product storing equipment....60.00
Straw compartment............120.00
4 spigots @$10 ea............40.00
Leather upholstery...........125.00
Dual horns...................45.00
Automatic fly swatter .......38.00
Fertilizer attachment........185.00
GRAND TOTAL $1,233.00
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Farmer and the Salesman 
