62 DUAL PURPOSE CATTLE 



TO MAKE THE MOST OF A COW 



This was the heading given ,to a contribution of mine which ap- 

 peared in the "Live Stock Journal," when Wisconsin Bulletin No. 

 96, thanks to Mr. J. W. Martin, was available. The British Dairy 

 Farmers' Association, when subsequently visiting Denmark, saw Dr. 

 Hezelmund's system being practiced, but there has been no general 

 knowledge of it made available. The owner of a dual-purpose cow 

 may yet find his advantage in a knowledge of the method as set 

 forth by Mr. F. W. Woll. As chemist at the Experimental Station, 

 he visited Denmark in 1901 to glean all that was to be known, and 

 on his return aided in giving it a full trial. Here is what he says 

 of it: 



THE METHOD 



The new method of milking consists in following up ordinary 

 rapid and thorough milking by a set of manipulations of the udder 

 which bring down the last traces of milk contained therein. By a 

 few manipulations of the udder this residual milk may readily be 

 brought down in a couple of minutes' times, and more milk will, 

 as a rule, be obtained in this way than is possible by the ordinary 

 stripping method. Since the milk thus secured is very rich, being 

 of the same character and composition as "strippings," the amount 

 of additional butter fat obtained is considerably greater than might 

 be supposed from the quantity of milk brought down. So much for 

 the result. How is it obtained, and what are the "manipulations?'' 



THE THREE MANIPULATIONS 



First Manipulation The right quarters of the udder are pressed 

 against each other with the left hand on the hind quarter, and the 

 right hand in front on the forequarter, the thumb? being placed on 

 the outside of the udder, and the four fingers in the division between 

 the two halves of the udder. The hands are now pressed toward 

 each other, and at the same time lifted toward the body of the cow. 

 This pressing and lifting is repeated three times, the milk collected 

 in the milk cistern is then milked out, and the manipulation repeated 

 until no more milk is obtained in this way, when the left quarters 

 are treated in the same manner. If the udder is very large only 

 one quarter at a time is taken. 



Second Manipulation The glands are pressed together from the 

 side. The forequarters are milked each by itself by placing one 

 hand, with fingers spread, on the outside of the quarter and the 

 other hand in the division between the right and left forequarters. 

 The hands are pressed against each other, and the teat then milked. 

 When no more milk is obtained by this one manipulation, the hind- 

 quarters are milked by placing a hand on the outside of each quarter, 

 with fingers spread and turned upward, but with the thumb just in 

 front of the hindquarters. The hands are lifted and grasp into the 

 gland from behind and from the side, after which they are lowered 

 to draw the milk. The manipulation is repeated until no more milk 

 is obtained. 



Third Manipulation The fore teats are grasped with partly 

 closed hands and lifted with a push towards the body of the cow, 

 both at the same time, by which method the glands are pressed be- 

 tween the hands and the body. The milk is drawn after each of the 

 three pushes. When the fore teats are emptied, the hind teats are 

 milked in the same manner. 



