Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-03-16
MILKING Nj hines.

Many attempts have been made To
construct machines by which the milk
could be drawn from cows bag with
the same facility ind completeness as il
could be drawn by hand: but, so far a.
oul knowledge and observation extend,
without any practical success. 1t is sup
posed by many that the milk is retained
in the cows bag through atmospheric
pressure alone; which, however, is not
true, since the COW is able to control this
flow to q great extent II the COW dis
likes the person employed in milking, or
his manner of drawing the milk, she viii
not only refuse to let down the fluid,
but, by persisting in the effort, will soon
dry up the supply. The udder OF the
| cow is composed not only of bundle OF
milk veins but also of nerves. The
| aperture in the teat of the COW varies in
size with each animal MIXED. In the
case of some COWS this aperture is large
and the milk can be drawn away very
rapidly, while in other cows the aperture
Is small, and any attempt to draw the
milk from this latter class of cows as
rapidly as from the former will be at
| tended with much pain on the part of
| the abused animal, and a determination
on her part to hold back the milk This
| defect In tho size of the aperture of the
| cows teat is one which no machine can
detect, but one which the human hand
readily observes. Immediately upon its
discovery the humane mixer relaxes his
efforts in forcing away the milk. 1t is
the smallness of this aperture which
stamps the COW as hard mixer. The
observant dairyman soon learns that
when he draws too hard the milk passes
back to the bag. In such q case his eff
| forts must be so relaxed that the milk
will come away easily though slowly.
Again, when there is inflammation in
the cows udder the careful mixer
readily detects II and as quickly sets
| about with measures to reduce the in
fammation and relieve the COW. BY the
use of no machine could such difficulty
he detected, and serious consequences
might be the result of machine milking.
A great many bags would be permanently
ruined and many COWS die OF milk fever,
which would be saved to the owner
where milking by hand prevails. 1t is
observed that men have not become bet
ter artisans since the introduction of ma
ktt5 duQ OfcISetIS may
now understand better the nature of the
article manufactured, the raw material
used and the nature of the machine en-
ployed than was the case formerly, but
the rank and file-the class of men who
to-day operate the machines, and who,
before machines were invented, did the
work by hand-these men understood
the nature Of the material upon which
they worked better in former times than
they do now. and SO, in this connec-
ton, he who has to milk q COW, and do
it well and properly, should know at
least the character and construction of
the cows bag. In conclusion, while we
are quite positive that there are larger
number engaged in milking cows who
know much more than ever was known
before with regard to the structure of
the bag, yet We are also certain that
there are large number who do not know
and who do not care to know anything
about COW. This latter class is made
up of men for whom special teachers and
places of instruction should be furnisht 4.
so that even the hired men could have
education necessary for performing in an
intelligent manner some of the most i'm
portant duties upon the farm. We must
depend upon hand labor in milking for
some time yet, notwithstanding the in
ventive genius of the age.-Amcrican
CultiUdtor.