CHAPTER I. 



THE DAIBYMAN. 



The successful dairyman must be a gentleman 

 (gentle man). If he is rougli and brutal with 

 his cows he cannot secure the best results from 

 them, as they will not do their best for the man 

 who is unkind to them. In case a man cannot 

 control his temper when milking, cannot resist 

 tbe temptation to pound the cows with the milk- 

 ing stool, he should have a milking stool made 

 so long and heavy that it cannot be used as a 

 dub. Wben I lived on my farm I used a stool 

 with a low part for the pail to rest upon and an- 

 other part of sufficient height for the seat. This 

 kept the pail off the floor and clean on the bot- 

 tom, and is easier and better than holding the 

 pail between the knees or allowing it to sit on 

 the floor. 



It would, I am sure, be appreciated by the 

 cows if we should secure women milkers, as 

 they are always kind to the cowsi. I never saw 

 a woman abuse a cow, but I have seen men 

 abuse them shamefully. 



Ill Effect of Abuse. — I suppose abuse affects 

 the cow the same as it does the human being. 



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