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milk in comparative comfort ; but if he has to deal with a 

 half-trained cow he will have to stand stooping just low 

 enough to grasp the teats, and so be ready to follow or 

 avoid any eccentric movement of body or leg, the latter 

 having sometimes a tendency to fly upward on small or no 

 provocation. 



More often than not a return of the calf and a second 

 separation and milking are necessary, because the cow does 

 not " give down " all her milk at the first invitation ; when 

 the milker is satisfied that he has all he can get, or needs, 

 the cow is returned to the calf and the latter is left to fin- 

 ish up at leisure, while the same tedious process is being 

 gone through with the other cows. 



This mode of milking is only one of several methods of 

 dealing with the cow and calf, and is adopted by those 

 who are too dainty to be " bothered " by allowing the calf 

 to pull upon one or two teats while they are milking the 

 others. This latter is really the best way as well as the 

 most expeditious, for the milk comes down steadily with- 

 out intermission until the supply is exhausted, and then 

 the calf is allowed to clean up the remnants, while. the 

 milker calls out "Next." 



It has the disadvantage, however, of proceeding in the 

 face of a vigorous bombardment that ever and anon jerks 

 the teats away, and of requiring an occasional wiping of 

 foam from finger and teats; but one gets used to these 

 trifles by and by. 



Another way when the milker has an assistant (as should 

 always be the case), is for the latter to place a stout rope 

 or broad leather collar around the calf's neck, and then, 

 when the milk has " come," to pull it away till the milker 

 gets through or desires its return to "draw" any milk 

 that may be left. This method is quicker than the first, 

 and neater than the second. Frequently, however, the 



