Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-09-14
champaign County farmer.
ABOUT MILKING

FIVE per cent, and perhaps ten, can
be added TO the amount Of milk obtain
id from the cows Of this country, if the
following rules are inexorably followed ::
1st. Never hurry cows in driving 10
and from the pasture.
ID. Milk As near at equal intervals as
possible. Half-past five in the morning
and six at night are good hours.
Sd. Be especially tender of the COW at
milking time.
4th. When seated, draw the milk as
rapidly AS possible, being certain to get
it all
9TH. Never talk or think Of anything
besides what you are doing at the time
Of milking.
9Th. Offer some caresses, and add always
"a soothing word when YOU approach
COW and when you leave her. The bet
ter she loves you, the more free and
complete VIII be her abandon as you sit
by her side
We append the not uncommon prac-
tice
lst Let some boy turn the COWS away,
and get them, who is fond Of throwing
stones and switching the hind ones
every chance he gets.
2nd. Milk early in the morning and
late at night, dividing the day into two
portions, one Of fifteen hours and the
other nine.
Sd. Whark the COW over the back
with the stool, or speak sharply to her if
she does not So or hoist,
4th. Nilk slowly and caTelessly, and
stop at the first Stacking of the fluid
5th. Talk and laugh, and perhaps
squirt milk at companion mixers, when
seated at the COW.
6th. Keep the animal in a trembIe all
the time you are milking, and as soon as
you are done give her a vigorous kick
Hearth and Home.
INJURIES TO HORSES, SHOULDERS
DURING the Spring months injuries
10 the shoulders exist to an alarming ex-
tent among farm horses, and often
prove a great source Of annoyance and
Inconvenience during the busy season.
These injuries are very frequently the
result Of carelessness il using badly-ft-
ting collars, and the shoulders are not
unfrequentiy more than ordinarily ten
der, from a want of regular exercise dur
ing the Winter months.
Injuries in the region of the shoulder
may vary from a simple eXcOriatiOn or
collar gall, to infammatOry tumOTs or
abcesses, and cailOus engagements. In
all cases these ailments are very painful,
and for the time being, render the horse
almost useless for the ordinary work of
the farm Whenever a collar gall is OBJ
served, the collar should be carefully ex-
amined, and made to fit the neck prop
erly, and the horse should be allowed
rest for a day or two. The shoulders be
bathed with tepid water three times
day, and afterwards some simple remedy
applied, as acetate of lead lotion, in the
proportion of half an ounce of the acct
ate of lead to a quart of water. ITritant
dressings, as black oils, &C., should not
be used in the treatment of gals, as
they increase the irritation of the injur-
ed parts.
In young horses injuries to the shOul-
der are a common cause of making a
horse finch his work, or making him
baull1y, and there is no wonder that
such should be the case in many instance
es, from the torture to which young an
imals are subjected through carelessness
and inattentiOn on the part of owners
or caretazers.
When a puffy tumor appears on the
shoulder, it contains serum, and should
be opened in due time, at the most de-
pendent part, to allow the effusiOn to es-
escape. After opening, lamentations
should be applied several times a day,
until the enlargement is greatly reduc-
ed. In cases where the matter forms
quickly, and the enlargement increases,
it is necessary to pass a seton from top
to bottom. This allows the matter to
discharge freely, and also stimulates the
part to q healthy action. The seton
should be kept in for about a week, and
must be cleansed and dressed three times
Il day Canada Farmer.