FARM DAIRYING 



first two of these have been known to infuse the 

 milk with poison and to cause convulsions, and 

 sometimes the death of the nursing baby. It is 

 reasonable to suppose that what is true of the 

 human family applies more or less to such a highly 

 developed, sensitive animal as the dairy cow. 



Some cows leak their milk. This is due to the 

 muscle at the teat-opening being too lax. It may 

 be remedied by a rather risky operation. (See 

 Medical Chapter.) Other cows are very hard 

 to milk, the muscle being too tight. Remedies 

 are given for this defect also. 



The flow of milk is usually greater in the morn- 

 ing and the percentage of fat slightly lower than 

 at the evening milking. 



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