Selkction of Cows. G3 



Hero Mgain science lias lent a helping hand. It is proved 

 by actual experiment, that if milking is delayed beyond the 

 usual time, or until there is pressure in the udder, nature 

 undertakes to relieve b}'^ the process of absorption, thus not 

 only reducing the aggregate amount of milk, but greatly 

 reducing the cream percentage. 



I have seen a statement from the Superintendent of the 

 Ridge Hill, New York, Creamery that by tests he had 

 ascertained the night's milk of cows which were not milked 

 until fifteen hours after the morning milking, required 5.27 

 pounds more milk for a pound of butter than the morning's 

 milk. The thinking, practical dair3'man will make use of 

 such an experiment, and it may result in getting him out of 

 a net he has long been in. 



We do well to read much on subjects relating to our 

 interests. Take a good agricultural paper and pay the 

 printer well. 



I like the plan of tying cows in a stated place to be milked; 

 it secures quiet, to say nothing of the moral effjct of btjing 

 kicked over without much warninir. It is well to milk the 



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same cow first each time. 



I have thus briefly touched upon the points in this subject 

 that interest rae most. I desire to say oidy, in conclusion, 

 what I have in detail said before. One good, well bred, 

 well fed cow may be worth a dozen poor ones in the butter 

 dairy, and we need to select them with great care. Think 

 and investigate at eveiy step, and we shall be rewarded with 

 seeing the labor of dairying greatly reduced, and enjoy the 

 luxury of a better filled purse. 



