MANAGEMENT OF DAIRY CATTLE 223 



time is taken) , with the left hand on the hind quarter and the 

 right hand in front on the fore quarter, the thumbs being 

 placed on the outside of the udder and the four fingers pressed 

 toward each other and at the same time lifted toward the 

 body of the cow. This pressing and lifting is repeated three 

 times, the milk collected in the milk cistern is then milked 

 out, and the manipulation repeated until no more milk is ob- 

 tained in this way, when the left quarters are treated in the 

 same manner. 



Second Manipulation. The glands are pressed together 

 from the side. The fore quarters are milked each by itself by 

 placing one hand, with fingers spread, on the outside of the 

 quarter and the other hand in the division between the right 

 and left fore quarters; the hands are pressed against each 

 other and the teat then milked. When no more milk is 

 obtained by this manipulation, the hind quarters are milked 

 by placing a hand on the outside of each quarter, likewise 

 with fingers spread and turned upward, but with the thumb 

 just in front of the hind quarter. The hands are lifted, and 

 grasp into the gland from behind and from the side, after which 

 they are lowered to draw the milk. The manipulation is re- 

 peated until no more milk is obtained. 



Third Manipulation. The fore teats are grasped with 

 partly closed hands and lifted with a push toward the body of 

 the cow, both at the same time, by which method the glands 

 are pressed between the hands and the body; the milk is 

 drawn after each three pushes. When the fore teats are emp- 

 tied, the hind teats are milked in the same manner. 



Wing and Foord found that from 3 to 13 pounds, and an 

 averajge of 8.75 pounds, of milk containing .63 pound of fat 

 were secured per week from each cow by following the Hege- 



