FARM DAIRYING 



that way by the milker. It is a good plan to clip 

 the long hair from the udder around the teats. 

 When milking this hair is often caught with the 

 teats and pulled, causing pain which makes the 

 heifer kick. 



To get gentle cows, there is nothing like raising 

 them yourself. The cow seems to partake of the 

 disposition of her keeper. No dairyman can afiord 

 to have a man in his stable who is rough and quick 

 tempered. 



If the heifer is thrifty and strong she may have 

 her first calf when from two to two and a half 

 years old. If delayed longer, she is apt to acquire 

 the habit of putting her food into flesh. It is well 

 to delay the coming of the second calf for a few 

 months longer than is usual in the mature cow. 

 This gives the young heifer a better chance to 

 develop, as there is not the extra tax on her during 

 the heaviest flow of milk. It ought not to be nec- 

 essary to dwell upon the point of feeding a heifer 

 generously. She is as yet immature and must have 

 plenty of good food to build up her own body as 

 well as nourish the unborn calf. 



If you wish to establish a long milking propen- 

 sity, you must be persistent in milking the heifer 

 after her first calf. It is then that the habit of a 

 long or short milking period is formed. Dry her 



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