HOUSING AND CARE OF COWS 99 



to each cow before it is milked and at the same time one is also 

 applied to the cows on each side of the cow which is to be milked. 

 The appliance may be obtained of dairy supply firms. Handling- 

 the udder stimulates the flow of milk. So that the udder should 

 be cleaned by a man or boy especially devoted to this work, who 



Fig- 3- 



Cow Tail-holder. 



The pincers snap around the cow's tail and the rubber band is passed around the 

 leg and hooked into the open link on the chain. (Bull. 104 Bureau Animal Industry.) 



goes immediately ahead of the milker with pail of warm water, 

 wash cloth, soap and clean towels. He can thus clean as many 

 udders as would require ten milkers to milk. If the udders are 

 cleansed some time before milking begins — as by the milkers them- 

 selves—the cows are apt either to leak their milk or to shrink in 

 milk-yield. Do not allow the cows to become excited by hard 



