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feed, or so hungry as to waste time and strength in searching 

 the road sides for the rubbishy stuff that usually grows there, 

 Water is the chief requirement on the road, as the exertion is 

 unusual and extra water is wanted. 



Gentle Handling. — Rough treatment does not pay, and 

 the boy or man found too fond of using a stick, ought to have 

 nothing to do with cattle. Many cows will give more milk to 

 a woman, and the reason is probably to be found in her more 

 gentle manner. 



Drenching. — While horses should be dosed with small 

 quantities at a time, cattle take their medicine better in one or 

 two "swallows" or "go-downs." The horn or bottle should 

 be made to touch the roof of the mouth before any of the 

 contents are poured into it, as this gives warning of something 

 coming and the glottis closes over the windpipe. A bullock 

 will never be choked by a "drink" if this precaution is taken. 



Putting the fingers into the nose is an objectionable way of 

 holding any but a vicious beast, and quite unnecessary. The 

 finger nails wound the tender membrane, and they make the 

 animal dread the next dose. 



Milking. — This operation should be always performed at 

 the same hour morning and night, and the udder "stripped" 

 clean, or a diminished supply of milk will be the result and the 

 cow go altogether dry before her time. 



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