FARM DAIRYING 



business by being kind to her. Blows or harsh 

 words only increase the difficulty. Gentleness wins 

 her over. 



Sometimes from no apparent cause a cow holds 

 up her milk persistently. A heavy weight, such 

 as a bag with sand in it, placed over the loins may 

 relieve the tension. 



It is not well to form the habit in the cows of 

 eating while being milked. If they become ac- 

 customed to being fed at that time they will not 

 let down their milk so freely if the food is with- 

 held; but if from the first they are milked before 

 feeding, they do as well, and it is better for the 

 milk, as there Is less food odor and less dust in 

 the stable. 



SHELTER FOR COWS 



Exposure on cold days or nights results in a de- 

 creased milk-flow, a general lack of thrift, shown 

 by the staring coat, and a poorly nourished calf. 

 Cows must be kept comfortable at all times. 

 Lying on the cold, wet ground is certainly injurious 

 to the highly developed mammary organs, which 

 are very sensitive to climatic changes. 



KICKING cows 



Kicking cows are usually made so by the per- 

 sons who handle them. Impatience with the timid 



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