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one quarter more in butter than a majority of grown milk- 

 ers will. 



One season, at Framingham, says an experienced writer, 

 we kept four cows in the home lot ; there was but little 

 difference in the quantity of milk given by each. We 

 had a very steady hired man of forty years of age ; he had 

 carried on a farm in New-Hampshire, and had always 

 been used to milking ; but he was so slow the cows had 

 no patience with him. 



We milked two of the cows and he the other two, and 

 we were but little more than half as long as he in milk- 

 ing, though we got the largest mess by about one quart. 

 On our remonstrating, that he did not draw out all the 

 milk, he said his cows would not yield so much as those 

 milked by us. We then made an exchange ; he milked 

 our two, and we milked his. In three weeks time the 

 case was reversed ; our mess exceeded his by nearly one 

 quart. He never failed to strip his cows to the last drop ; 

 but his intolerable moderation prevented his obtaining what 

 an active milker would have done. 



Young learners may practice on cows that are soon to 

 be dried off. They should be taught at fir si how to take 

 hold of the teats, and they will remember it ; but how 

 common it is to let each child choose his own mode of 

 milking ! Learners should know that the Rand should be 

 kept very near the extremity of the teat, if they would 

 milk with ease. The left arm should always press gently 

 against the leg of the cow ; for if she is inclined to kick, 

 she cannot, with any force ; she cannot strike an object 

 that leans against her ; but if she raises up her foot, as 

 she often will when her teats are sore, the milker will be 

 ready to ward off and keep it from the pail, much better 

 than when he sits far iff from the cow. 



If heifers are made tame and gentle by frequent hand. 



