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with sticks, or chasing them for half an hour 

 before capture. A quiet but firm handling of a 

 cow always gives better results than noisy methods. 

 For where noise is abundant good work cannot be 

 done. 



The way the boys milk should be watched. 

 See that the two front teats are milked first, and 

 then commence on the two back ones. When one 

 fore teat and one hind one are taken together this 

 should be immediately stopped, because you very 

 seldom get a uniform quantity from these two 

 quarters. There is no connection between the four 

 quarters of the cow's udder, and if cross milking is 

 indulged in, one quarter may be emptied while its 

 neighbour remains painfully full. This hurts the 

 cow. It is therefore necessary to milk the two 

 quarters together which contain the largest amount 

 of milk first, and then the next two. 



Strippings. 



Always see that the cows are stripped properly, 

 and do not let the calf do this, because the 

 strippings contain the most butter fat, often giving 

 as high as 6 % over that of the first milk. Be 

 sure, therefore, and draw the last milk into the 

 bucket, because it is rich in fat and has been known 

 to yield as high as 10 %. 



The following table shows the result of the 



