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will do more to canae a cow to go dry before her period than anytliing else, 

 and many a good cow has been sent to the shambles through diminution of 

 quantity," simply because nature has revolted at her sufferings, and allowed 

 her to dry up because her storehouse was not emptied of its contents at the 

 proper times. She should also be milked to the last drop, if possible, and 

 as the last portion of milk is claimed to be the richest, the udder should be 

 left with nothing in it. "With regularity in feeding and milkin g, and kind 

 treatment at all times, the cow will not only become gentle, and remain so, 

 but will milk on several weeks longer than otherwise. An experienced 

 dauyman needs help that are skillful, and he knows how to judge the milk- 

 man's work bv the behavior of his cows. When a stable of cows begin to 

 give trouble in milking, it is only necessary to observe the manner in which 

 they are milked in order to 

 cure the evil. The udder 

 of a cow is a very deUcate 

 structure, and she quickly 

 rebels at rough usage or 

 improper periods of milk- 

 ing. 



To Prevent Cattle 

 fi-oni Hooking Fences. — 

 The mode herewith illus- 

 trated will be found a sure 

 cure for cattle that hook 

 or put their heads through 

 fences. Take a one-eighth 

 inch annealed wire ten 

 inches long; make a ring 

 in one end (one inch and a 

 half); grind the other end 

 sharp, to punch through 

 the gristie in the nose. The 

 animal's head has to be 

 &stened securely in the 

 stanchions, in order to 

 bore the holes through the 

 horns, which should be 



done with a three-eighth inch bit; then punch the wire through, and make the 

 same sized ring in the sharp end; now take a cord that will run easily through 

 the holes ia the horns, and tie one end to the ring on one side and pass the 

 cord through the holes in the horns to the other ring; the wire should be 

 bent up above the nostrils to prevent the breath from rotting the cord; the 

 cord should not be very tight when put on, for the rains will tighten it enough. 

 To keep a bull from jumping and hooking fence, put on the above and a 

 poke with the sword or arm running through a wire ring in the nose, long 

 enough to keep the arm from bearing on the wire, and 'he animal is at home 

 all the time. 



Currying SUlcb Coyv». — To the farmer the idea of currying a cow, 

 milch or otherwise, is an absurdity; but to dairymen who have highly-bred 

 cows, who take a pride in their business and get the top price of the market 

 for their produce, it is a matter of moment, in that it is known to increase the 

 milk flow and the butter produce by ten to twenty per cent. 



TO PBEVZXT CATTLE TSOV. HOOKISO rZVCXS. 



