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THE MILKING. 



set for the cream to rise. A large pot for collecting the 

 cream until there is enough to churn, and wooden skim- 

 mers for taking off the cream, are also used. The milker 



sits upon a common four-legged, and sometimes one- 

 legged milking-stool, and milks either the teats on one 

 side, or one hind and one front teat, the pail being 

 held between the knees. The cows are milked regu- 

 larly at four or five o'clock in the morning, and at five 

 or six in the afternoon. 



In West Friesland, North and South Holland, Utrecht, 

 and other places, it is customary to tie the tail to the 

 leg of the cow, that she may not annoy the milker. 

 Most cows do not resist this, being accustomed "to it 

 from the beginning. They also pass a cord around the 



Fig. 95 



horns and tie her to a post stuck in the ground during 

 the milking, as in Fig. 95. In many provinces only the 

 unruly cows are tied in this way. 



The milking takes place on the right side of the cow, 



