36 NATURE STUDY LESSONS FOR PRIMARY GRADES 



it if it is taken away. She licks it with her tongue. 

 That is the only way she has of kissing it. She 

 stands still for it to get its dinner.) Do you think 

 the little calf pretty? What do you like about its 

 looks? (It has pretty eyes for one thing; so has its 

 mother.) 



We have found many things that we can do for 

 the cow, now we shall see what she does for us. 

 What does she give us night and morning? How do 

 we get the milk? Which gives the more, the cow 

 kindly cared for, or the cow poorly housed and fed? 

 For what do we use milk? Do we get cream from 

 the cow? Do you see it when she is being milked? 

 (No, we only see the milk.) Where do we get the 

 cream? (It rises on the milk.) What is made 

 from cream? (Butter.) How is butter made? [If 

 possible, watch the process.] What is made from 

 cream and milk? (Cheese and cottage cheese.) 

 What else is cream used for? (Ice cream, etc.) 



