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Morning milking " milkers / " milked twice daily. 



" Strippers ; " milked but once daily. 



With the exception of the Black cow, all of the strippers were 

 with calf and were expected to be delivered in about 2 or 2-J 

 months. The Black cow had never yielded much milk since her 

 calf was taken from her, and was to be fatted and killed for beef. 

 Her milk looked very thin and watery, and was full of stringy 

 curds which clogged the strainer. Indeed the product from all 

 the strippers was not true milk, and was in no way suitable for 

 domestic use. The product from the pregnant cows was essen- 

 tially colostrum. 



The total yield of the four regular milkers for the evening 

 and morning together, was 34r| quarts, an average of 8f quarts 

 per day from each cow, which is considered a fair average yield 

 for the winter season. 



