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and promised him, if he did so, that she would do the milk- 

 ing herself. When Mrs. Kronvall was ten years old her 

 mother was taken seriously ill, and there was no one else 

 to do the milking but this little girl of tender years. She 

 conscientiously milked the cow just as she had seen her 

 mother do it. From that day to this Mrs. Kronvall has 

 milked cows in no way different from the way she was 

 taught, and she did no differently in this contest. Her 

 system of milking consists of first fastening the tail to the 

 cow's leg with a small cord and then, with a little warm 



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water, rapidly washing the udder and wiping it dry with 

 a clean cloth. These preparatory measures are performed 

 with great rapidity, occupying only one or two minutes. 

 She then holds the pail between her knees just out from 

 under the cow. It will be seen that in this position no dirt 

 can fall from the cow into the pail. The milk from this 

 farm is sold to an Italian peddler who distributes the milk 

 along Water Street and vicinity, the poorest section of 

 Springfield. After the announcement of the winning of the 

 prizes was made in the local papers, many calls were re- 

 ceived over the telephone from the wealthy section of 

 Springfield for milk from this farm. The total winnings 

 of Mr. Kronvall in this contest amounted to $300. 



Mr. Joseph S. Hillman, Hardwick, winner of the second 



