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milk, and if we do not commence at that time to 

 milk we do not secure the best results from the 

 cow, as we must work with nature if we wish 

 to induce her to do her best. When there is a 

 herd of sufficient number it is best to have a man 

 to do this cleaning of the udders for all the milk- 

 ers and do it just in advance of the milking. But 

 there are few herds of sufficient numbers to war- 

 rant this, and in such cases it is best to require 

 each milker to have a pail of water and a cloth 

 with which to cleanse the udders before he com- 

 mences to milk. This requires only a little time 

 and it is necessary if we are to have our milk as 

 clean as we have other articles of food. 



Regularity in Milking. — There is no place 

 where system pays better than in caring for and 

 milking cows. Each cow should have her regu- 

 lar stall and should be milked by the same milk- 

 er at regular hours. Women make the best 

 milkers as they are kinder to the cows and real- 

 ize that the coV is a mother, which some men 

 apparently fail to do, or if they do they have lit- 

 tle respect for motherhood. If I were a woman 

 I would not marry a man that I knew to be ugly 

 to a cow, for he is not to be trusted; he is as 

 much of a brute as the cow if not more so. 

 Never allow promiscuous milking. 



Milk Quietly with Dry, Hands. — The milkers 

 should do their talking before they begin to 

 milk and then attend strictly to their milking 



