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never known him to be quick, sharp, or loud 
with the cows. When things go wrong, the 
crooning ceases. When it is resumed, all is 
well in the cow world. The other man, French, 
who is an excellent milker, and who stands 
well with the cows, has a half hiss, half 
whistle, such as English stable-boys use, except 
that it runs up and down five notes and is lost 
at each end. The cows like it and seem to ad- 
mire French for his accomplishment even more 
than Judson, for they follow his movements with 
evident pleasure expressed in their great ox eyes. 
Rigid rules of cleanliness are carried out in. 
every detail with the greatest exactness. The 
house and the animals are cared for all the time 
as if on inspection. Before milking, the udders 
are carefully brushed and washed, and the milker 
covers himself entirely with a clean apron. As 
each cow is milked, the milker hangs the pail on 
a spring balance and registers the exact weight 
on a blackboard. He then carries the milk 
‘through the door that leads to the dairy-house, 
and pours it into a tank on wheels. This ends 
his responsibility. The dairymaid is then in 
charge. 
