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soon ; but there are many herds containing good 

 milkers, and these are sometimes dried with 

 difficulty. 



Milking once a day for about ten days, and then 

 once a week, and so on, and gradually lengthening 

 the intervals of milking, will prove effective in 

 stopping the flow ; although the cow must be 

 milked dry at each of these milkings, otherwise 

 trouble will result. The feed should be reduced, 

 especially if it is a milk-forming diet ; poorer food 

 is a great help at this time, and together with 

 i Ib. of Epsom salts the animal will dry completely. 



One other point which must not be lost sight 

 of is 



Regularity of Milking. 



Always aim at milking at the same hour each 

 day, as the cows get to know this, and any change 

 from this proceeding affects the quality of the milk. 

 Also the intervals between milking should be as 

 much alike as possible, for where the intervals 

 between milkings are very unequal it has been 

 found that a higher proportion of fat is present 

 in the evening's milk. 



