CHAPTER XI 



MILKING 



So far as possible, the same person should milk the 

 same lot of cows. No greater nonsense was ever 

 promulgated than that all talking and whistling 

 should be prohibited in the stable. The cow should 

 be familiar with the voice of her attendant, and she 

 should never hear it in other than kindly tones. She 

 should be called by name, and talked to individually 

 when he has occasion to speak to her. Whistling and 

 singing to a moderate degree are not objectionable in 

 the stable. 



Mr. H. B. Curler says that the cows invariably fell 

 off in their yield under the care of a certain attend- 

 ant. The man was kind, milked his cows quickly and 

 clean, and seemed to give the same care as others. 

 Still he could not keep up the flow of cows under 

 his charge. It was noticed that he rarely spoke in 

 the stable, and still more rarely to the cows he milked. 

 His attention was called to the fact, and he was 

 asked to change his methods and familiarize the 

 cows with the tones of his voice. He did so, and the 

 problem was solved. The cows had never become 

 acquainted with him. Cows like to hear the voice 

 of the attendant, especially when in a kindly manner 

 he speaks their names. 



Milking should be done quickly, kindly, and clean- 

 ly. If a part of the flow is left in the udder, each 

 time, the cow soon learns to secrete just that amount 



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