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in a manner which could not be mistaken. It was the 

 custom for years in his dairy to feed at five o'clock in 

 the morning and to milk at six, every day but Sun- 

 days, when the work was delayed an hour, or somewhat 

 more. As an accurate record was kept of every milking 

 of each cow, it was soon found that the quantity of 

 milk on the Sunday evening and Monday morning fell off 

 considerably, as much as from two to four jfounds per 

 cow, some cows losing considerably more than this — one 

 nervous, fretting beast, which could scarcely wait her 

 turn to be fed, losing the most. The result was so 

 closely connected with the cause that there could be no 

 doubt of it ; and yet out of regard for the day, and on 

 the principle of doing as little work as possible on the 

 day of rest, this loss was submitted to without complaint. 

 The feed also, being prepared on Saturday afternoons 

 for the whole of the next day and- Monday morning, was 

 not so fresh, and this irregularity had its share in the 

 result. And so it is in other respects. The milk must 

 be skimmed at regular periods ; the cream kept at a 

 regular and even temperature, stirred at every addition 

 of fresh cream- to keep the quality and acidity properly 

 adjusted ; the temperature in the milk-room must be 

 regularly maintained at sixty-two degrees ; and every 

 other detail is to be kept even and regular from hour to 

 hour and from day to day. If the man or woman upon 

 whom such work devolves has not an instinct of regu- 

 larity, or has not made a habit of it by constant discipline, 

 the labor will be irksome, irregularity will soon prevail, 

 and the dairyman will not prosper as he might and 

 should do. 



4th. Patience, perseverance and good common sense 

 are requisite for success in the dairy. From ihe training 

 of a calf to the last operation in dairying, patience is 

 called for. The calves and cows should be well trained, 

 and made docile and good natured. This cannot be se- 



