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pear in the milk pail, this method, however, is only 

 available for a short test. 



In the show-ring various expedients are resorted to 

 in order to mystify or deceive the judge. For example, 

 one-quarter of an udder may be deficient; the udder is 

 balanced up by partially milking out the good quarters, 

 leaving the poorly developed one untouched; in some 

 cases milk has been pumped into the udder after having 

 once been withdrawn. Experts are not, however, de- 

 ceived by such practices, the sufferer is usually the cow, 

 and therefore indirectly the owner. 



Owing to the fact that bacteria make their way into 

 the teats, it is held to be good practice to milk on the 

 ground the first few drawings of milk. 



