The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-11-27
THE PHILOSOPHY OF MILKING.

The udder is divided into feur pits, entirely
distinct from each other, except as they are bold
together by membraneous ligaments. The milk
IN each IL held in continent tubes, which, like the
roots Of tree, are all contracted into one, juat
shaped organ by single channel. just at the
upper end of the teat the walls of this channel are
contradicted and the con raction is surrounded By
. band Of muscular Hhres. The will OF the COW
can operate on this band, contracting or expand
lag il at pleasure, making it operate like valve
Attic junction OF each smaller tube with q large
one IL a similar contraction and band. also under
the control of the will. Ordinarily these bands are
contracted Gas In the neck OF the bladder) that
the milk has to crowd its way through them to get
from the smaller into the larger tubes.
This il an admirable arrangement for sustaining
the weight or the milk equally In all parts of the
ndder, and preventing 1t from pressing heavily
upod the teats
When the udder is fall, II the milk is drawn out
Of the teats relieving the pressure in them 1t re-
quires vigorous effort OF the will Of the Gov, t..
prevent the pressure above from crowding the
milk down to fill the vacancy. If the udder 10
only partly filed she can hold the milk back more
easily; and the less there is In ii, the easily
car she maintain the tension of the muscular
bands necessary tn prevent entirely the milk ON
flowing through them. When the mixer irst takes
hole OF the seats and begins to milk, the excite
ment causes the cav to contract the bands so Arm
~ az To hold back the milk perfectly for a time.
Bat presently this vigorous contraction Will begin
to slack an. aud the milk will begin to pour thrO'
and If all is qaiet, che will relax the bAnds tuly
when the milk all settles down upon the teats and
IL quickly drawn, it can ne all MIXED out to the
very Last drop
But this perfect relaxation will only last for
short time. If the milk IL not soon extracted, she
will begin to tighten up the muscular bands agaiz
and The last part OF her mes will be held bnck ana
permanently retained when the mixer probably
thinks he has got it all because il stcps coming
COW should, therefore, he mllked quick az wal
quietly. 1t Is natural for her to part with her
milk in few minutes, and q mllker should come
near that time as possible. II the time Of milk
Ing If much prolo' geo she will becomA impatient
and be sure not TO ''give down" perfectly Tia
quickest mixer gets the NEST and best milk, be
cause he gets all the "strppings," which are the
richest part
Tn more quiet and oesceable the cow csn be-
hcpG OclHS IHltheu LuS potIOCL Wills US
the relaxation OF their udders and The longer will
it last. II anything occurs to disturb excite
attract their attention, the relaxation will &c in
a moment, and if II occurs near the close of tn,
milking, some of the best milk will be held hack
Till the next mills ing, when it will have become
the poor, lue milk viii be drawn. double losr
ensues rom every such occurrence, becau-s leav-
lag milk in cows bag always tends to furnish
sec elton.
An hour Is long enough to keep the herd con-
fined, and mixers enough sh ould be employed to
complete the work in that time. This win re-
qune one hand to about ten cows, and that num-
osr lie about as many as one Can safely milk at Il
time without danger ofinjury to .he hands of the
mixer or 20 the cows. The number had etier
be less than more. Each mixer should hive
certain cows to milk. and he should milk tks same
ones in the same order, as TO divide the time
equally. Changing mixers attract the attention
of the and excites itt lie feeling OF cautious
ness, and she Goes not 'give down" as perfectly
as when always MIXED b. the same person.
Canada Farmer.