. MILKING. 73 



Now we will suppose the shrinkage after the 

 three months is the same in both cases, and we 

 have 200 days at 7.62 Ibs., or 1,524 Ibs. + 343 

 lbs.=l,S67 Ibs. per cow, and for fifteen cows 

 28,005 Ibs. of milk, which valued at $1 per 100 

 Ibs. would amount to $280.05. I do not think 

 this comparison is an exaggeration. I have 

 supposed that the shrinkage in both cases was 

 alike after the three months, which is not fair 

 to the best milker, as it is more than probable 

 that the shrinkage of the poor milker kept on 

 increasing over the good milker and that his 

 cows were dried a month earlier than were the 

 cows of the good milker. 



I had a plain talk with my milkers when the 

 prize work commenced, telling them of the 

 need of kindness, care and regularity of time 

 in milking; also the necessity of securing all of 

 the milk. I told them that if at any time the 

 totals of milk at the barn and the creamery 

 did not agree each milker would be furnished 

 with separate cans and would be expected to 

 make his milk at the barn and creamery com- 

 pare, and that if at any time I learned of any 

 man's unfair work to get an advantage I should 

 exclude him from the competition. I am now 

 pleased to be able to say that nothing of the 

 kind was discovered. 



How to milk. The milkers should do their 

 talking before they begin to milk and then at- 



