124 THE JERSEY, ALDERNEY AND GUERNSEY COW. 



a hook which is put over the cow in front of the hip- 

 joints and in front of the udder, and hooked over the 

 rope, which is then drawn moderately tight and tied 

 with a tuck knot. The cow soon finds she is powerless 

 for mischief, and with a few times' milking thus secured, 

 she yields to kindness and gentle, soothing treatment. 



Prepare a strap the right length ; take the leg next 

 to you when milking, bend it, pass the strap around the 

 leg, let the cow stand on three legs, and one can milk 

 with perfect safety. 



Tie up the heifer, her head as high as possible, and 

 tie her legs with a common rope. 



When cows withhold their milk, they are commonly 

 in a dissatisfied state of mind, and therefore anything 

 to draw their attention from this condition answers a 

 good purpose. We have always succeeded by giving 

 them a mess of food to amuse them while the milkincr 

 is going on, generally dry meal, so as to keep them 

 long occupied. If they have suckling calves, let them 

 suck at the time of milking. Driving them in a posi- 

 tion so that their fore leofs will stand on much hio^her 

 ground than the hind legs, or on lower ground, counter- 

 acts the animal's attention, and generally succeeds. It 

 is said that a weight on the small of the animal's back, 

 as a bag of grain, will answer, but we know nothing of 

 its efficacy. 



