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Show IMBT PROFIT FOUND IN KINDNESS 8pek to a Cow as You Would to a Lady Personal Equation Gives Advantage to Hand-Mllklng. Too few brecden mad dairy farm-era farm-era give the needed recognition to the basis on which the dairy Industry Indus-try Is fouaced the motherhood of the animal furnishing the milk. One of the most successful of the early Wisconsin dairymen had for his motto, "Speak to a cow as you would to a lady;" and when he was asked If ho removed his hat when entering the stable door In the morning, he replied that he certainly would do so It he thought he could get more milk thereby, writes a contributor to Farm and Home. What owner, especially In testing, has not noticed that some ono of bis mllkora was ablo to get more milk from tho cows than were the other milkers? It Is tho personal equation, equa-tion, tho regard tho cow has for her attendant, that gives hand milking nn advantage over tho machine; and tho moro nearly tho cW has adopted her milker In tho placo of hor calf, tho greater will bo his success as a milker. There Is usually a vast difference dif-ference in results between tho mllkor who gots a cow into position by pushing push-ing tho leg of tho stool Into her flank and then kicks hor on tho shin to make her stop back, and tho ono who gains tho same end with patience nnd gentleness. Who can blamo tlio cow for wanting to kick tho first man? Asldo from thp knowledgo of how to feed in general nnd tho study of tho special wants of tho individual cows, to attain tho greatest succoss a mar. must win tho affection of tho cows. Somo will say that this cannot bo done. Hut If tho calf and growing yearling Is treated tontly and kludly, and thon Is stabled and handled beforo freshening llko a cow, thori! will bo no such thing as breaking tho hotter to milk'; ska will tako It as tho regular thing. i |