Show manner of milking from an article articie art icleon on the dairy ii iii the irish farmers gazette we make the extract the manner of milking exerts a more mora powerful and lasting influence on the productiveness ti veness of bf the cow than most farmers are aware of that a slow and careless bilker soon dries up the best of cows every practical farmer and dairyman knows the first requisite of a good rood is of course utter cleanliness without this the is unendurable the udder should therefore be carefully cleaned b fol foi he milkie commences the malker U eln ein q al ly and gently but should s steadily te a d il 1 y inc ease e rapidity of ot the operation till the udder er emptied empkie using tae a p pail pall lil til sufficiently large 0 0 d all without the n necessity of changing cows alti ait very sensitive and the pail cannot be changed nor can the stop or rise during the processor process proc essof of milking without leading the cow more or less to withhold her milo milk the utmost care being taken to strip to the last drop and to do it rapidly and not in a slow and negligent manner which is sure to have its effect on the yield of the cow it if any milk is left it is re absorbed into the system or else becomes caked and diminishes the tendency to secrete a full quantity afterwards if gentle and mild treatment is observed and persevered in the operation of milking appears to be one of pleasure to the animal as it undoubtedly is but if an opposite course is purs pursued aed if at every restless movement caused berha perhaps s by pressing a sore teat the animal is harshly harszy spoken to she will be likely to learn to kick as a habit and it will be difficulty to overcome it afterwards to induce quiet and readiness rag gag to give down the milk freely it is better that the cows should be fed at milking time with cut food or roots placed within their easy reach th e same person should milk the same cow regularly and not change from one to another unless there are special reasons for it the above remarks are especially worthy the attention of every ayery person who keeps a cow coy in the city as also those living 0 in the country who have many cows they are practical and philosophical i A yer fer lim TIM was in bloom in san Franc francisco francisi isi cal cai oct 19 i j |