FARM DAIRYING 



ing equal distances of time between the milkings. 

 Cows giving a very heavy flow of milk are often 

 milked three or four times during the twenty-four 

 hours. 



Milk in the same place ; and there is no better 

 place, summer or winter, than a clean stable. The 

 manure-covered paddock or dusty barnyard or 

 roadside is no fit milking-place. 



If one has a night pasture near the barn, the 

 cows, after being milked in the evening, may be 

 turned into it, and are handy to bring in in the 

 morning. 



Cows get accustomed to a milker and it is better 

 for the same person to milk the same cows. Some 

 cows are so particular in this respect that they 

 refuse to give their milk to a stranger. In some 

 large dairies it is a practice for the milkers to 

 milk the cows in succession. This is to avoid poor 

 milkers spoiling certain cows and to prevent the 

 cows forming a preference for certain milkers. 



HINTS FOR BEGINNERS 



To those just learning the art of milking, a few 

 suggestions may be beneficial. A person before 

 entering the stall or touching the cow, should 

 speak to her in a gentle tone, calling her by name. 

 The milker should sit close to the cow's right 



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