The Cows 



have some excuse. In the case of the poor 

 man who can afford only a primitive arrange- 

 ment for a stanchion and stall, and in the 

 case of him who can afford but will not pay 

 for adequate stabling accommodation, there 

 can be used an old broom, which with a few 

 minutes 7 work each day will brush off the 

 greatest part of the manure and keep the 

 cow's hide decently clean. If the cow re- 

 ceives no other cleaning, at least the brush- 

 ing of the flanks with the broom can be done 

 each day, and the cheapness and efficiency 

 of this simple act puts it beyond the power 

 of even the poorest dairy farmer in the land 

 to offer a good excuse for his cows carrying 

 a load of manure. 



For the dairy farmer with a pride in his 

 dairy, who wishes to produce an especially 

 clean milk and a milk that is a luxury indeed, 

 there is a special cleaning w r hich supple- 

 ments the daily grooming. The currycomb- 

 ing and brushing is an ordinary daily atten- 

 tion which the cow, as a valuable animal and 

 a profitable member of the establishment, is 



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