FARM DAIRYING 



the rump does away with the annoyance of having 

 the tail strike you in the face. A piece of cord, 

 with a small weight at the end, tied to the rope and 

 twisted around the tail, makes the hoop more 

 effective. The pinching device, shown in the other 

 cut, is more sanitary. 



KIND TREATMENT AND EXHAUSTIVE MILKING 



To return to the milking. It should be done 

 quietly and vigorously throughout the entire pro- 

 cess. There is no more effective way of drying up 

 a cow than leaving a little milk in her udder; be- 

 sides, it pays to get it all, for the last-drawn milk 

 contains as high as from lo to 12 per cent of fat, 

 while the first has only about 2 per cent. 



Do not return to the cows to strip them again. 

 It does them no good, but rather an injury. Just 

 here, lest I forget, do not save the strippings by 

 themselves to add to the cream can. They lower 

 the percentage of fat in the cream, and if added 

 warm, injure the quality of both the cream and 

 butter. 



No rough noise should be allowed in the dairy 

 stable. I have known loud talking to affect the 

 quality and quantity of milk from a sensitive cow. 

 Cows like to be kindly talked to, and singing has 

 a charm for them. In Switzerland dairymaids 



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