MILKING. 67 



time the cows are milked an hour late or early 

 there is sure to be a loss. 



There must be regularity in feeding, water- 

 ing, salting, and in all work connected with the 

 cow. Never allow promiscuous milking. It is 

 best to milk in the stable in winter and sum- 

 mer. The milkers will suffer no more from 

 heat there than in the yard if the stable is 

 properly ventilated and they commence at the 

 right end of their row of cows, so the animals 

 can be turned out as fast as milked. There 

 will then be no cow back of them to help give 

 them a sweat. 



Cause for kicking. A cow never kicks with- 

 out cause. She is either hurt or frightened 

 when she kicks. An instance comes to my 

 mind now that illustrates this point. Several 

 years ago, when living on my farm, I was one 

 day in De Kalb and the Mayor spoke to me 

 about his cow. He had an excellent one and 

 had talked with me about her frequently be- 

 fore. At this particular time he was in trouble 

 with her. He said she had contracted a habit 

 of kicking and he could do nothing with her 

 and thought he would be compelled to sell her. 

 I told him there must be a cause, but he said 

 he could find none. I insisted there must be 

 some good cause for it and it should be dis- 

 covered, and talked with him for some time 

 about his cow and her surroundings. I asked 



