The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-03-10
Agricultural.
Breaking Kicking Cows.

NAL to i've impte sed with The idea oi cause
and efrct. The farmer who calls his
pigs to dinner, associates in their minds
that call and fine meal. The shepherd
teaches his whole flock to come at his
word for the salt or meal which he gives
them, aud so in hun lred other instances.
tf cause aud effect may thus be pleasingly
connected together, it may be also in the
paving of penalty.
This brings NE to my mode of treating
kicking cows. | first place them in
small yard, and make myself familiar to
them, if they are al all wild. by slroking
them or feeding them small morsels.-
This may be continued for some time if
necessary l. then commence milking,
placing switch under my left arm and
the pail in my LETT hand, so as to evade
any kick. My great principle is, never
to strike but once at time, no matter
what the provocation may be, and always
to keep perfectly cool A single stoke
always produces terror, but not excite
ment, and so, therefore, infinitely more
dreaded than a storm of blows, which in
duce reaction.
When commence milking. if the ami
NAL kicks or attempts TO kick. the whip is
quickly Withdrawn from un,ier the left arm
hv the right or milking hand, and Il single
cut is applied Ia the back OF the animal -
II she stats t, run, another single cut
across the 'ace brings her 10 stand ST II.
| am especially IA eiul never t" strike but
once, All! the viii p is immediately RETURN
ed to the left arm. The animal is slrnktd
or soo!hed in firm. pleasant Voice. aud
the milking recommended. Every repeii-
ton Of the offence or attempt at the Of
fence. is treated in precisely the same way.
1t is surprising to one that has not tried
this mode, what short time is required
for the animal Ia understand exarliy what
is meant. The kick is always sure To
b. followed by the single dreaded blow,
and The animal soon comes to understand
that II IS desirable to repeat it.
once met with COW remarkable for
the large quantity OF rich, excellent milk
which she gave, that was furious kicker.
Very few persons could endure her bad
habits, and she had been s,ld from owner
to owner at successfully diminished prices.
] told her last owner that | could easily
cure her; the remark, of course, was re-
ceived with perfect incredibly. The treat
ment have described was given-at the
frs milking there were some pretty sharp
blows from her hooI, which were dexter
ously evadetl, and the single stroke of the
whip given il variably IN every instance.
Before the milking was completed they
had become much less frequent. At the
second milking, The animal kicked only
twire-and The third none at all--in other
words, she was cured, and in taco lessons
-. only one-thirI the time in which certain
advertising prelenders offer to teach the
French language. Before the operation.
this Cow was terror to the miiker-her
legs were strongly strapped together.
man stood at her head, and the mlkpr
worked with constant fear of some war
like demonstration. Now, she became
mild and gentle. never stirred foot, and
with halI-closed eyes continued to chew
her cud as long as the milking was going
on-and she seemed herself entirely salts
fed with The change that had come over
her.
never found but one cow that could
no. entirely break of klcking-and this
was an animal of extraordinary shrewd
ness, who, seeing my firm and prepared
manner, would never kick while / had her
in hand, although treating every other
person with warlike demons tratons.
II men who manage domestic animals
would exercise moments reflection, they
would see that their irregala' random aad
passionate treatment could do nothing
else Than mal e them worse. They must
adopt kind, firm, sc f-controled manner.
and complete sy stem, faithfully carried
out, to pr"duc the desired results. -Coun-
try Gentleman.
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