Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-04-08

Ia'!r j. "a WIDE q Terrence ll may 4uual
COWS .a re>rer, ;o '-ho.dla. ont some
are Inclined 20 dry up iu q few months. and
other, 20 milk the year round. 10th being
treated the same. /, j. common tor COW,
to have the n1w Of milk diminish iu three
or four weeks after being id cali alil 4
here j. any lack in feed at tia; time they
are apt 10 dry down pretty rapidly. and not
ID recover from the shriukage. but 10 con-
TIME shrinking and to have their milAin.
season considerably shortened Cows Of
ten shrink at TIL, particular period when
Well fed, and the >hrinkage may be quite
sudden, - sudden THAI the owner wonders
what can be the cause. or suspect, they
age seriously diseased. 70 make 4 COW
hold ou;. She must be led literally with
rich aud >uccuirut food, and the supply
must be unremitting and regular aud the
same may be said OF the water supply.
The milking must also be regular aud
complete. 70 milk at irregular hours. or
70 divide the time between milking un-
equally, or to leave a little milk in the bag
al each milking. tends TO dry up the How.
ana shorten the milking season. Milking
properly J. an imPortan: item in making
COWS hold out. have never been able to
hire a mixer who would make his cows
hold out Is well as those | MIXED myself
milk my cows quickly, quietly. and per
fect!y. getting the last drop every time.
Hands which are not interested are apt To
daily, milk slow, perhaps stop to talk or to
listen - conversation. Cows which are
thu, MIXED do not give their milk down
perfectly. The ilow Of milk into the teat>
i somewhat under the control OF the cows
viii. She can relax the muscular tissues
which close up the milk tubes, and let the
mix pres, down upon the teats. or she can
contract them aud close the tubes, and
prevent the milk from passing into thu
teats.
When the mixer first takes hold Of the
teats the cow tightens the constructing
muscles and shuts OF the flow as far as she
can. but in few minutes, if there is moth
Ing TO disturb her. she slackens them again,
nd the milk all presses down upon the
teats. If it is then quietly and rapidly
drawn out ii may all be obtained. But this
perfect relaxation which occurs in a lew
minutes after the milking begins, does not
remain long. The COW begins TO gradually
draw up the muscles which close the milk
tubes. aud to shut off the flow. and il the
milking is protracted little too long or
the cow is in any way disturbed or excited
she can and will retain part of her mess.
and this will be sure to work a steady
diminution of her milk and make her dry
up prematurely. 1t is thus that a slow,
noisy or irregular mixer is fatal to a pro
longed milking season.
The PROPER WAY TO TAKE Our GREASE
SPoTs.-In removing grease spots from
clothing with benzole or turpentine. the
usual way is to wet the cloth with the
detergent and then to rub it with sponge
or the like. This only spreads the grease.
and does not remove it. The proper
method is given by the Scientific American
Place soft blotting- paper beneath and on
top of the grease spot. after the latter has
been thoroughly saturated with the BEN
zole; then press well. The tat is thus dis
solved and absorbed by the paper, and
entirely removed from the clothing.