The Osceola times. [volume] (Osceola, Ark.) 1870-current, 1881-07-09
FACTS FOR FARMERS.
some Suggestions for the Farmer to Con
slider in the Care of Cows.

slider in the Care of Cows.
Cows are generally MIXED twice a
day-sometimes oftener; but the latter is
unnecessary, unless the COW sheds her
milk, or the udder be found of INSULT
cient capacity TO hold her milk. The
time required to milk COW will vary
according TO circumstances. When and
where milking is done for transportation
to some distant market early milking in
the morning must be done. 1t should be
done regularly, whether it be done ear
lier OF later As rule, no mixer should
be required to milk more than twelve
cows morning and evening; some can
milk fifteen, but generally ones arms
and hands get pretty tired by the time
twelve cows are MIXED. The time for
milking COW must vary according to
conditions; one COW may be MIXED in
tonr minutes, while another may require
fifteen or twenty minutes, in order to be
MIXED thoroughly clean. II milking is
not carefully, regularly and thoroughly
done the quantity of milk produced will
be Gaily diminished. Incomplete and
imperfect milking in view of the fact
that the milk first drawn is of inferior
quality, as compared with the "stripp-
incs" or "stroakings,' terms well under.
stood by dairymen and good mixers If
any be left in the udder it tends to dry
the COW or shrink her daily yield OF
milk. Great care must there fore be ex-
ercised In this regard. The strippings
increase the quantity Of cream not only.
but the flavor and quality OF the butter
also. Read tins statement:
Having taken several large teacups
Of the same size" SAYS DIR. Anderson, of
Bath, England. commencing with the
milk at the beginning OF the milking
and Others at regular intervals during
the milking, till the last, which was
filled with the strippings or stockings.
These were severally weighed, so as to
ascertain that the quantity OF it was the
same, and after repeating this expert
ment number of times with different
cows, the results were stated as
follows "The quantity OF cream
always from the firstdrawn cup
was in every case much inferior and
amaller than that from the last cup
drawn, and those between giving less or
more as they were nearer the beginning
or the end. In the case Of some cows
the variation of cream from the
first cup to the last was in the proportion
OF IL 10 /, and in no case was it less
than to /. Tie difference in quality
was much greater than in quantity. In
the first cup the cream was thin and in
the last cup the cream was thicker and
richer in color, more so than of any
other. The difference in the quality OF
the milk that remained after the cream
was separated was still greater than
either in respect TO the quantity and
quality of the cream. The milk of the
first cup was thin and blush. as if a
large proportion were water, while that
of the last cup was of thick consist
ence and of yellow color, more like that
of cream than milk, both in appearance
and taste"
from this interesting statement the
neressitv of skllful and thorough milk
ing is manifest to any observer. Good
mixers are essential to every dairyman.
Inere are what are called "hard" cows
to milk, and cows that milk easy"
Much also depends upon the mixer. If
he be rough and boistereus the COW will
hold up part of her milk. Some cows
do not stand still and quiet while milk
ing, sucu CoNs REQUIRE HUE lHuulstuCe
and humoring. The temper of such
cows is often made by bad and rough
treatment of an unskillful, rough mixer.
A little mess fed to COW while milking
often has a good effect, and she, mean
while, Yields her milk more freely. A.
nearly as possible observe twelve hours,
between milking, rule Of more impor
lance than ii at first seems to a careless
mixer. The beating of COW with a
milking stool, or kicking with your feet,
protected by heavy pair of double
soed cow-hide boots, should never be
allowed. Such mixers or herdsmen
should be discharged as soon as such
disqualifying traits or habits are discoy-
cred.