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kicking cows. Sometimes a heifer with her first calf, 

 and even okler cows, get their teats sore, cracked or 

 otherwise, and this will cause uneasiness, and often pain 

 them so as to cause them to kick or step. In all such 

 cases they should be humored, coaxed and dealt gently 

 by, and even caressed and fed some choice bite after 

 milking. It would be well to have a pot of soft grease 

 from the top of the pot where pork and greens have 

 been boiled to apply to soften the cracks, etc., previous 

 to milking, and again afterward. The above-mentioned 

 grease is the best application the writer ever used to 

 soften and heal cracked and sore teats on cows. 



For milking cows that kick we give a few receipts. 

 Though this ugly habit may, and sometimes does, arise 

 from viciousness, we believe in most cases It arises from 

 some tenderness in the udder from soreness, or swelling, 

 or cracked teats, or other cause. 



Take a simple holdback strap from a set of harness — 

 or to have a new one made purposely would be better — 

 slip the noose over the cow's off foot and buckle the 

 near one to it, and thus the worst kicker can be milked. 

 If there are two or three cows that kick, the same strap 

 will answer for all. The cows can occupy whichever 

 stalls are most convenient In the barn ; or If milked In 

 the cow lot In summer^ fasten a cow chain to one of the 

 fence posts, chain and strap and milk your kickers In 

 succession without any fear of a broken nose. 



Halter the cow, then have a small rope long enough 

 to reach around her body, on one end of which have 



