Cow (SoM)

Cows are a livestock animal that appear in Harvest Moon: Seeds of Memories. They have two different breeds of cow that the player is able to raise - the standard cow and the brown cow. Each breed has its own type of produce.
Cows can be purchased from Hunter's Shop and will live in the barn. Alongside other livestock animals they will live in the barn - where the player is capped at five livestock or seven if they upgrade to a larger barn. They will then produce milk once fully matured, which can be sold as is or cooked in some recipes.
==Care==
All cows need to be fed daily. The player can either put feed into the feed troughs inside the barn or ring the bell to let cows out to graze if they have mature grass on the property. Though cows may be fed any type of feed the higher quality feed used will increase the odds of getting higher quality produce (Grass -> Normal Feed -> Great Feed -> Delicious Feed). It should be noted that grazing does increase a cow's affection. However, fresh grass will wilt after three days, and a cow cannot be let out to graze if it is raining. 
Cows should also be pet daily and must be brushed every other day - both these actions will happen automatically once interacting with the cow and require no extra effort from the player.
==Stages==
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Calf15 days	⟶	Mature Cow3 year lifespan	⟶	Pregnant Cow5 days *
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* Note: This date may be extended by one or more if the player has bred multiple cows on the same day.
===Calf===
These are the cows that have not fully grown. All cattle will begin at this stage - whether purchased from Hunter or bred using a miracle potion. Calves will be unable to produce milk but will still need to be cared for like a mature cow by petting, brushing, and feeding them as needed. They can also still get sick if not cared for.
With proper love and care, the cow will fully mature into an adult cow. It takes a full 15 days for a calf to grow into a mature adult cow.
===Mature Cow===
Mature adult cows are the player's real source of income as they are capable of producing milk every day that varies in quality depending on their affection with the player - the happier the cow, the more valuable milk the player will get. The quality of milk can also be influenced by the type of feed used for the cattle, with higher quality feed increasing the odds of higher quality milk. However, cows will only produce milk if they are in a good mood, have eaten that day, are healthy and are not pregnant.
Mature cows may die any morning after they reach the three years old mark.
===Pregnant Cow===
Healthy adult cows can be impregnated using a miracle potion which can be purchased from Hunter for 8000G. When a cow becomes pregnant, they will lay down and refuse to move from the hay nesting stalls and cannot be milked or let out to graze until their calf is born. This allows the player to slack off for a few days. Pregnant cows will be stuck at the 'full' and 'clean' status conditions and their condition will be replaced with 'pregnant' meaning that they won't be able to get sick.
Five days after being given the miracle potion, Hunter will come to the player's house in the morning to inform them their cow has successfully given birth and allows the player to name their new bundle of joy. Only one cow can give birth a day, however, so a cow's pregnancy may be extended by a day if the player bred two cows in one day.
==Products==
===Standard Cow===
	Name 	Selling Price
	Milk 	150G
	Great Milk 	250G
	Ultimate Milk	400G
	Supreme Milk 	500G
	Miracle Milk 	1000G
Milk can be cooked into a few items in the kitchen once the player has the respective recipe from Hana. Two milks can be crafted into yogurt for no additional costs or items. Additionally, milk can be made into butter or cheese with the addition of salt. Though it should be kept in mind that the player will technically be losing money if they choose to make these for profit since the cost of materials to cook them are more than the selling price. They are, however, cheaper than buying them from Hana directly.
	Name 	Selling Price	Profit
	Yogurt 	170G 	-130G
	Great Yogurt 	300G 	-200
	Ultimate Yogurt 	600G 	-
	Supreme Yogurt 	800G 	-200G
	Legendary Yogurt	1200G 	-800G
	Butter 	170G 	-160G
	Great Butter 	300G 	-230G
	Ultimate Butter 	600G 	
	Supreme Butter 	800G 	-230G
	Legendary Butter	1200G 	-890G
	Cheese 	170G 	-670G
	Great Cheese 	300G 	-1040G
	Ultimate Cheese 	600G 	
	Supreme Cheese 	800G 	-1790G
	Legendary Cheese	1200G 	-3890G
===Brown Cow===
	Name 	Selling Price
	Chocolate Milk 	450G
	Great Chocolate Milk 	750G
	Ultimate Chocolate Milk	1200G
	Supreme Chocolate Milk 	1500G
	Miracle Chocolate Milk 	
Chocolate can be cooked into a few items in the kitchen once the player has the respective recipe from Hana. It can be crafted into chocolate yogurt for no additional costs or items - which will sell for more than straight milk. Additionally, milk can be made into chocolate butter or cream cheese with the addition of salt. Though it should be kept in mind that the player will technically be losing money if they choose to make these for profit since the cost of materials to cook them are more than the selling price.
	Name 	Selling Price
	Chocolate Yogurt 	510G
	Great Chocolate Yogurt 	900G
	Ultimate Chocolate Yogurt 	1800G
	Supreme Chocolate Yogurt 	2400G
	Legendary Chocolate Yogurt	
	Chocolate Butter 	510G
	Great Chocolate Butter 	900G
	Ultimate Chocolate Butter 	1800G
	Supreme Chocolate Butter 	2400G
	Legendary Chocolate Butter	
	Cream Cheese 	510G
	Great Cream Cheese 	900G
	Ultimate Cream Cheese 	1800G
	Supreme Cream Cheese 	2400G
	Legendary Cream Cheese 	
==Gallery==
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Category:Harvest Moon: Seeds of Memories
Category:Cow
Category:Seeds of Memories Animals