1898 
263 
A MILKING MACHINE. 
One of the most perplexing - problems 
that confronts the dairyman at this time, 
in his dairy operations, is the securing of 
good, competent aid in milking his cows. 
Plenty of men are willing to engage in 
every other class of farm work, but draw 
the line at having to milk, semi-daily, 
ten to a dozen cows, which generally re¬ 
quires early rising and late-evening cbor- 
ing. Frequently, those who are willing 
to engage as dairy help, are all right till 
they sit down beside a cow, when they 
are “ as slow as grace at a thief's fun¬ 
eral," and practically wear out the pa¬ 
tience of the best-natured cow in the 
herd, until she succeeds in getting even 
with the nuisance by going dry. A 
quick, neat milker who makes it a de- 
light to the cow to have him sit down at 
her side, and draw the milk from her 
well-filled udder, with an easy, constant 
grip, using the full hand to extract it, is 
worth almost one-half more than the 
wages paid the careless, poking fellow. 
To get competent help of a high order, 
has been exceedingly difficult with the 
patrons of our creamery, and for that 
reason, our people have not increased 
their herds, holding them to a number 
they can care for and milk within their 
families. Three exceptions might be 
added who are using milking machines, 
and by this means, have materially in¬ 
creased their herds. 
At Fig. 113 is shown a drawing of a 
machine, which gives a fair idea of its 
character and construction. Hussey & 
Son, of this county, are the inventors 
and patentees, and have shown it at 
several State fairs, sometimes in full 
operation, and many complimentary re¬ 
marks have been made because of its 
simplicity and the good work performed. 
The illustration gives it in a crude way, 
and not as it would appear in an im¬ 
proved form. Mr. Hussey has been using 
it right along on his own dairy of 25 
cows, two men doing all the work besides 
caring for a large amount of young 
stock. 
An air-pump is used over an air-tight 
cask or drum from which the air is ex¬ 
tracted, using an air-pressure gauge as 
shown, to a point that indicates about 
six pounds of air pressure. A pipe line 
is placed from the cask to run overhead 
all along in front of the cows, with an 
opening and stopcock for each two cows. 
To each of these openings is connected 
a gum hose, extending to an air-tight 
five-gallon can. From the can, two other 
gum hose are attached, and at the other 
ends, a set. or four milking cups, made 
of glass. These cups are conical in shape 
with corrugated rings in them in which 
are placed gum gaskets with holes in 
them into which the teats are forced, and 
then the air suction is turned on accord¬ 
ing to the ease with which the cow could 
be milked by hand. The glass cups allow 
the operator to see when the milk begins 
to flow and when it ceases. 
It will be seen that one can suffices for 
two cows, and that but few parts are 
soiled to be cleaned, as the milk passes 
through but about 3 % feet of the hose 
to the can. I have seen cows that gave 
2K gallons milked with this machine in 
four minutes, and 17 cows in 33 minutes, 
taking two to operate it. Ten sets of 
cups are used, and by the ‘ime the last 
set is placed on the tenth cow, the first 
one is likely to be done, and that set is 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
removed to the eleventh cow, and so on. 
These cows did not seem to differ from 
other cows milked by hand, as they went 
on eating their feed perfectly uncon¬ 
cerned. Some cows were milked clean, 
others needed a little stripping. The 
machine is yet in its crude form, but to 
my way of thinking, with a few small 
improvements and the whole concern 
made in attractive form, it will soon at¬ 
tract much attention with owners of 
large numbers of cows. Where power is 
used to separate the milk, the same 
power would run the air pump. 
Ohio. GEO. E. SCOTT. 
A New York Hen Man.— I have 70 P. Rock hens, 
and The R. N.-Y. will have to keep us pretty well 
posted in the way pool try men feed and care for 
their fowls, if we are to make them pay, as eggs 
are selling here for 12 cents per dozen, the lowest 
I have ever known at this time of year. The high¬ 
est number of eggs I have been able to obtain in 
one day is 40. The feed is wheat bran, oats and 
middlings, scalded for their breakfast, eight 
quarts for 74 fowls; two quarts of wheat, scorched 
at noon, and four quarts of corn, wheat, and oats 
mixed, at night. All grain is fed in litter under 
a shed that faces east; the size of the shed is 
16x32 feet, with a henhouse adjoining, 24 x 16 feet 
for roosting room. I fed considerable meat last 
Winter. 
New Paltz, N. Y. 
FIVE OF THEM WERE WISE 
n and FIVEOF THEM WERE FOOLISH 
„WE BOUGHT THE 
SAMPLE’IN 1898 
WE DIDNT 
J. H. 
Some Indiana Hens. —We began January, 1897, 
with 281 hens, 181 of which were high grade B. L. 
pullets; 15 of the old hens were P. Rocks, kept 
for sitters. Here is the record: 
January. 
No. Hens. 
No. Eggs. 
281 
2,079 
February. 
1480 
2,808 
March. 
278 
5,138 
April. 
5,837 
May. 
5,586 
.Tune. 
4,703 
July. 
4,793 
August. 
273 
4,857 
September_ 
271 
3,500 
October. 
269 
1,645 
November. 
266 
319 
December .... 
... 265 
574 
The hens were .charged market price for feed, 
whether raised or bought. They are confined to 
their houses in Winter (except in mild weather 
when the snow is off), and have free range in 
Summer. The pullets were estimated at the end 
of the year at 20 cents apiece, and that amount 
added to the old hens’ credit column. Common 
market prices were received for the eggs. By 
balancing accounts for 1897, we have 63 cents 
per day net profit. The manure was balanced 
against the Interest on investment. Our hens 
gave a net income of $1 per head for 1895, 1896 and 
1897. We began 1898 with 430 hens, 153 of which 
were pullets and 25 of the old hens, P. Rocks, for 
sitters. g. 
Indiana. 
Keep in mind that Scott’s 
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as the best remedy for poor 
blood and loss in weight. 
These three great remedial 
agents blended into a creamy 
Emulsion, make a remark¬ 
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SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York. 
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