The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-02-03
Agricultural.


Cows are ofxn trouhlc.ons co bang
miltea and she kicks. hnccss. and TAD
language which lhcy rcccise for their res'-
lesposs only rn5er them The mere 'rv,-
tul lithey canso, b. overcome by hind.
pcss, ,humps ADD emphatic language viii
never mste them better Bn, the fac, ID.
RESTLESS habits we're enscoaerea In them
by the treatment they reviewed after their
frst oalrins; when, mos, probably. they
were drAgooned ipto Submission. Udders
and ioais are very tender Immediately after
cAirinr. and especially sfter The first csly.
ing; and when untrcline horny Asnds ting
the toa,s In stripping. as II they had been
accustomed 10 the operation ior years, no
wonder that the Young and inexperienced
COW should vince under the inhietiop,
and attempt to &c, quit Of Der iormenter
by kicking. Can the creature be other
wise than uneasy, and how can she escape
the pain bu, by striking ouis heeli A
rope is then placed on the hind ictlocks,
to keep the heels down The tail is then
employed by her as nm instrument Of an
noyance 10 the mixer, which is then held
by someone while the milking il going on,
or is tied to the creatures leg by the hair
Of the tuft. Add 10 this the many threats
and scolds uttered by the mixer, and q
faint idea Of how young heifer is broke
into milking may be conceived.
Some cows are naturally snaccommodA-
ting and provoking; but, nevertheless,
nothing but gentleness toward them will
ever render them less so. Some cows arc
only troublesome to milk for few times
after calying. and soon become quiet; 9th
ers kick pertinaciously at the first milking
In the last case, the surest plan is for the
mixer, while standing on his feet, top place
his head against the flank Of tho COW,
stretch his hand forward, get hold Of the
teats the best way he can. and let the milk
alto the ground; and in this position, it
is ont OF the power OF the COW to hurt him.
Such ebullitions Of feeling, at the first
milking after cslving, arise either from
feeling pain ina tender part Of the teat-
most probably from inflammation in the lin
ing membrane OF the receptacle; or sim
ply from titilation OF the skin OF the nd
der and teat, which becomes more sensi-
tive as the heat increases; or the udder be-
ing still hard, gives pain when first tonched
and should the udder be difficult TO sof-
ten, il is best to allow the calf to suck at
least three times day until the udder be-
comes soft. This will doubtless relieve
the udder, but it will cause another spe-
cies OF reslessness in tho COW when the
calf is taken from her. Still, rather let
The mixer suffer from Inconvenience than
the udder of the COW be injured.
Be the cause OF irritation what it may,
,ne thing is certain, that gentle and perse-
sering discipline will overcome the most
turbulent temper Of COW. Milking af-
lords different degrees Of pleasure to diff
'erent COWS, One yields it's milk with a
,opious flow, with the gentlest handling;
mother requires great eIertion to draw
milk IN streams no larger than threads.
The udder OF the gentle one will generally
Do found to have soft skin, and short
eats like velvet; while shat Of the harden
ID one, has a thick skin, and the teats long
md tough, like tanned leather. -Prdirie
Farmer