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up. If the milk isjiot- drawn as fast as it is given down it is apt in the 
end to be withheld. ' 
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How to Milk. 
Supposing the cows to be in the stable, after feeding, and cleaning tho 
stable and the' animals themselves, carefully wash the udder and teats, if 
they are dirty, or thoroughly brush with a soft brush, or wipe with a 
cloth if only dusty. Sit d6wn quietly on the off or right side of the cow, 
the face slightly to the rear ; take hold of the rear teat furthest from you 
with the left hand, and speaking the word “ hoist,” slowly and in a low 
but firm tone, press the arm against tho leg, to carry the foot in place 
slightly behind the other. In milking, grasp the upper portion of tho 
forward teat nearest you, so the hands operate the teats diagonally. In 
grasping the teats, do so well up towards tho bag, according to the length 
of the teats, with the thumb and forefinger, and pulling gently down, at 
the same time, close the other fingers, thus forcing out the milk. So 
proceed, first with one hand and then with the other, until the milk is 
pretty much drawn. Then change to the other teats and finish them. 
In stripping do not use tho thumb and finger, pulling the teat from the 
root to the end. It is a senseless plan. Every drop can bo had by press- 
ing the top of the hand well up under the bag, gathering the milk with 
the thumb and forefinger, and drawing the milk with the others. 
Viciousness in Cows. 
Sometimes a person will have a cow that is given to viciousness from 
bad training, and which may be so valuable in other respects that the 
owner may not wish to part with her. She may be a kicker. If so, and 
she be strong and decidedly ugly, use the following apparatus, which will 
explain itself, and which, by the lever and notches, may be made to grip 
tightly into the flank. Another plan is to draw a strong cord quite 
tightly around the girth. The most usual plan, in the stable, is to buckle 
a strap around the legs and to fasten it to a ring in the wall behind, so 
the cord will be loose when at rest, and yet so tight that the cow cannot 
gel her leg forward to do mischief. The cut we give will show the first 
device mentioned and the manner of fastening : 
Cows Sucking Themselves. 
Sucking themselves is another bad habit which cows sometimes acquire, 
there are two objections to such cows. The first is, we lose their milk, 
tad not rarely other cows will acquire the habit from them. It is a well 
