120 THE FARM DAIRY. 



Milker No. 3, Deo. 17, cows gave 304 pounds; 

 Feb. 28, 204 pounds. 



During this time the cows of milker No; 1 

 shrank 98 pounds; milker No. 2's cows shrank 

 54 pounds and milker No. 3 's cows 100 pounds. 

 The shrinkage per cow from Dec. 17 to Feb. 28 

 was for No. 1, 7 pounds; No. 2, 5 pounds and No, 

 3, 9% pounds. 



Milking for Prizes. — ^After studying over this 

 milking question for two years trying to devise 

 some plan by which I could interest my milkers 

 in their work, thereby securing better service, I 

 decided to offer prizes. I had five milkers and I 

 offered three prizes to be awarded on the per- 

 centage of shrinkage for a term of months. The 

 first prize was $10, the second $5, and the third 

 $2.50. My milkers were greatly interested in 

 this work during the whole time of the contest, 

 and the results showed' careful work. 



I had a plain talk with my milkers when the 

 prize work commenced, telling them of the need 

 of kindness, care and regularity of time in milk- 

 ing; also the necessity of securing all of the 

 milk. I told them that if at any time the totals 

 of milk at the bam and the creamery did not 

 agree, each milker would be furnished with 

 separate cans and would be expected to make 

 his milk at the bam and creamery compare, 

 and that if at any time I learned of any man's 

 unfair work to get an advantage I should ex- 



