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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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THE USE OF MILKING MACHINES . 
The Department of Agriculture at 
Washington has issued a pamphlet on 
Milking Machines from which we shall 
take several illustrations. It seems that 
inventors have been trying for over 50 
years to break up the monopoly of the 
hand in drawing milk from the cow. 
During the 34 years prior to 1905, 127 
patents were taken out in this country for 
milking machines. Two principles have 
been employed. In one case pressure is 
brought to bear upon the cows’ teats by 
means of rollers somewhat like the pres¬ 
sure of the hand in squeezing the milk 
out. In the other effort is made to imi- 
To the end of the cup is attached a piece of 
glass tubing through whch the milk may be 
seen, and this is again connected with a 
small rubber tube. By means of a spigot 
in the tube the suction may be cut off when 
the teat is empty. The milk is conveyed from 
the spigot to the head where the milk from 
all four teats unites and passes into the large 
hose which carries it to the pail. This ma¬ 
chine has been in operation since 1892. 
MAD DOG AND COWS. 
On page 92 you printed a statement about 
the milk from a cow bitten by a mad dog. 
Exactly 42 days after, my third cow was 
stricken, it took a different course from the 
others, as it seemed to paralyse the limbs and 
neck, but it was undoubtedly rabies, though, 
I did not allow it to develop for more than 
the one day. On the same day my neighbor’s 
COW MILKER IN OPERATION. Fig. 51. 
tate the sucking of the calf by air suc¬ 
tion through a rubber cap fitting over the 
teat. Most of the machines now before 
the public work on this principle. While 
no machine can be said to do perfect 
work there are a number in successful 
operation. It seems reasonable to sup¬ 
pose that, in time, a machine will be de¬ 
vised that will make a great change in 
the dairy industry. We shall give pictures 
of several forms of machines and then 
discuss their effect. A foot power ma¬ 
chine is shown at Figs. 51 and 52. The 
following description is given in the bul¬ 
letin from the Department of Agriculture. 
This machine is designed for use in small 
herds and has no stationary fixtures. It con- 
cow, that was bitten worse than any of 
mine, became uneasy and refused her feed. 
For three days she showed none of the signs 
that mine had showin: she seemed to be in 
great pain in bowels, her flank shook and 
trembled as if it might be a severe cold, but 
there was no fever, as there must have been 
had it been a cold. On the fourth day she 
began to bellow and foam at the mouth, so 
they destroyed her. She was a valuable cow, 
being of the best of the flood herd of Jerseys. 
Is there a special fund, S>tate or county, set 
aside to remunerate anyone suffering loss of 
animals bitten by a stray mad dog? If there 
is such fund can it be recovered? To whom 
can application be made and what course 
would have to be followed to obtain compen¬ 
sation? If there is no assistance to be ob¬ 
tained from the county there should be a 
law passed taxing all dogs so that a fund 
could be established for such cases as this; 
at the same time diminishing the risk by 
destroying dogs not paid for. This is the 
third time within about 14 months that a 
mad dog has given me trouble. First I lost 
two dogs, then last July another and now 
three of my cows, so you will agree with me 
that I am not calling out before being hurt. 
Even if compensatiooi can be had for animals, 
that does not cover half the actual loss sus¬ 
tained, without considering the horror that 
we live in through the weeks that it is being 
enacted. e. h. p. 
Rockland Co.. N. Y. 
R. N.-Y.—There is no State fund for 
such purpose. You should apply to the 
commissioners. 
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FOOT POWER COW MILKER. Fig. 52. 
slsts of a suction pump worked by foot power, 
two pieces of rubber hose, and eight suction 
cups to l>e attached to the teats of the two 
cows, which can be milked at the same time. 
The milk passes through the cylinder, and 
also through the valve in the 'pump piston 
itself. The operator sits between the two 
cows and works the pump with his feet. On 
opening the spigot the suction rapidly draws 
the cups over the teats and the milk begins 
to flow into the milk pail, which is hung 
on the spout of the pump. The teat cups are 
hollow and conical. Nearly an inch from the 
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The teats fill the conical cup except at the 
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Notice the natural and easy position of the operator in the 
illustration. The handle is placed at just the right height to 
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