1 Sepr., 1901.] QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 315 
GOOD ADVICE (In Brier). 
1. The cow ts a living creature. 
a Use her kindly and you get more milk from her. 
2. Use develops the living instrument. 
a. Milk dry! Milking dry develops the udder and consequently the 
power of giving milk. 
6, And one obtains richer milk, since the very last milk is by far the 
richest. 
83. Milk in the right manner. 
a, Grasp the teat with the whole hand. 
b. Press the milk out, 
c. Don’t forget the gentle push up against the udder. 
d. Never stop nor let the work be interrupted when milk is “ coming.” 
e. Remember the second milking and the last drops. 
Ff. Pat the cow when you have finished milking. 
4. Cleanly milking. 
a. Have clean pails (to milk into and for carrying the milk), 
b. Wash your hands before and (in the shed) during milking. 
ce. It is best to milk with dry hands. : 
d. Milk in a suitable and clean smock. 
5. The state of health of the udder. 
a. Tenderness or hard lumps in the udder or on the teats. 
6. Blocked milk channel, &c., or 
c. Unnatural looking milk— should all be at once reported to the owner 
or other responsible person. 
6. Milking Times. 
a. Begin at a fixed time. 
6. Milk the same cows in the same order. 
To whoever has charge of the cows :— 
1. Clean cows. 
2. Good air in the shed. 
8. Plenty of light. 
MACHINE FOR TOPPING BEETS. 
A machine for topping beets has been invented by Julius H. Luhrs, of 
Fruita, Colorado, U.S.A. 1t is so constructed that the cutters will remove the 
same amount of crowns from the beets, whether the crowns be just above the 
surface of the ground or extend some distance above it. The machine is light 
and strong, and is provided with means whereby the cutting section will 
Bifomiatically adjust itself to the exposed portions of the beets in its path so 
that the crowns will be cut at a uniform depth. 
The invention of such a machine as above described would appear to point 
to the invention of a cane-topping machine. ‘The difficulty with a cane-topper 
has always been the unequal length of the canes. If, however, the automatic 
adjustment of the cutter in the case of beets can be applied to sugar-cane, the 
problem of cane-topping and cutting by machinery will probably be solved. 
