Cockleburs may be removed and the cowlice killed 

 hv washing' with the following" dip: 



Dissolve one pound of white soap in 2 gallons of hot 

 water. After the soap is entirely dissolved whip into the 

 sucl one pint of coal-oil and the half of a pint of Creolin. 

 This can easily be done with a bunch of twigs. The 

 2 gallons may now be diluted with hike-warm water to 

 10 gallons. Use when lukewarm. 



Preparing For Milking 



The milkers should wear clean overalls, which have 

 to be renewed often enough to prevent them from be- 

 coming soiled. He should have handy a pail of clean 

 water in which a little of an odorless disinfectant has 

 been dissolved, and a towel. With the water and towel 

 he moistens the flanks and udder of the cow before he 

 starts milking- and cleans his hands. 



The moistening of flank and udder has for object 

 to fix loose hairs, dandruff and other dust to the skin so 

 that it will not fall in the milkpail. 



Milking With Wet or Dry Hands 



If a milker has the habit of milking with wet hands, 

 he should have the above mentioned moist towel hang- 

 ing on his belt for the purpose of wetting his 

 hands from time to time, taking care to wash the 

 towel before it becomes soiled. He should never milk 

 in his hands or dip his fingers in the milk. Nor should 

 he make the hands so wet that moisture will drop into 

 the milkpail. 



Altho he may, with these precautions, eliminate 

 many of the objections of wet hand milking, milking 

 with dry hands must be considered preferable, being- 

 more hygienical. 



Milking Machines 



The use of a milking machine does not make the 



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