Show f I I i. i f l i PREPARING A DAIRY HEIFER Kindness and Gentle Handling Will Remedy Kicking Habit Halter Habit Halter Halter- break While Young You must have foresight in preparIng ing Ting the dairy heifer helCer for her first milking milk- milk ing period If It you handle the udder end and teats so as to develop the udder doing this at nt least twice a n. week for six or eight weeks before calving the tho heifer helter will then be quiet and gentle Fond f and will not be afraid when her udder is is touched after she has calved Also sher her udder will be developed so that it Will will almost resemble a n. cows cow's udder It is natural for the cow to stand Awhile whilo being heing milked cons consequently the heifer knows nothing about kicking until hurt or frightened into it It is isa isa isa a a good plan to a a. heifer when When she is young always being careful careful care care- ful tul not to hurt or frighten her If by accident anything should b be done dono to cause the heifer to kick it is not the theA theA ther thel r r l t A Young Jersey part of ot wisdom to punish her for kick kick- kick ng Kindness and gentle handling is the only remedy If one lets his reasoning for the cause be based upon the principle principle prin prin- ciple that she never kicked until she was Injured the remedy will at once suggest itself No cow was ever broken broken broken brok- brok en en of at kicking by bT striking with the stool or anything else That practice practice tice tico only puts the cow cowan on her guard and as one comes near her with the stool she uses natures nature's defense and kicks |