The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-23
HOME AND DAIRY.
The Close Relation Which One Bears
TO the Other.

say on "Ihe Home and the Dairy,
read by Miss Carrie Coffin before the
farmers and dairymen's convention
at Jackson:
The work Of the dairy is no longer
a question of muscle, but calls upon
thought and affection as well. Why
il it not fit occupation for our farm
ers' daughters p? We are learning
more clearly every year that all hons
est work is honorable and to be idle
is disgrace. The girls of our gener-
alton are looking about them for an
honest means of self support. New
fields are opening to them, but not all
are desirable.
Too many of our farmers girls leave
the farm home tor the CONTINENT OF
the store, the sewing machine or school
room. Would it not be far better to
take the work right at home, which Of
fers health and vigor instead of head
ache and tired back? Much of the
work is too heavy, hut the milking,
and feeding of COWS and calves can he
done by them better than any one
else. They are heater about milking
and much more quiet and gentle, and
soon come to love the animals for
which they care. The strength, the
out door exercise aud animal magne-
tism will give her will soon overcome
any fears of improperly which a
young lady may feel when first begin
ming this work. She will sooa be in
love with her work and more presd
to exhibit fine, well>formed calf or
a firkin of tempting butter than the
craziest of silk quilts or brightest OF
pounded brass. Nor need this work
detract in the least from her as a
lady. She need be none the less wo-
manly because she has a sure founda-
ton of independence upon which she
can rely. The field of thought which
her work will open to her will be a
matter of constant enjoyment.
Her work will no longer be a mo-
notonous drudgery, hut new subjects
for study will be presented every day.
1t will become a pleasure to watch the
wants of each animal and feed the
hungry. The stock soon learn she
is their friend. The calves come at
her call, and each strives to be the
first to be petted She who has once
taken charge of such pets will soon
tire of fonding a poodle.
The same characteristics which
place woman without equal as nurse,
make her the queen in the dairy,
barn and yard.
That milk may be nutritious and
pure it is necessary to avoid all excite
ment at the barn. BY the time d
COW has been chased from one end of
the yard to the other with a kick, OIL
a blow from the milking stool at every
Jump, her milk has become almost
unfit for use. Send out your hired
man who "hates to milk, anyway,
and let the dairy maid who loves the
COW, pets her awhile, calls her by
name, and sings while she milks, take
his place, and mark the change. The
best of strainers and most careful o
butter makers cannot produce fine
favored butter if the milking is done
carelessly.
You cannot imagine IA young lad,
with dirty milk oozing from betweeI
her fingers and dripping into the pail
as you too oftensee where the milking
is left to hired men. Instead, tn
udder is carefully cleaned before sh
begins, and care is taken that clean
dry place is provided for the COW wheI
she wishes to lie down. The actua
work of the dairy offers to our farm
ers' daughters profitable business
and with il all the advantages of hon
and the many blessings CLUSTERS
about good health.
We hear great deal sail abou
knocking the calves in the head wit
the churn dasher. In the easter
states where the calf is only miuo
,, point in the profit and loss of the farm
he is soon disposed of. With u.
where we have well bred COWS tn
calf becomes of large Importance
we must see that he is well raised
We use to be taught that unless "
wanted to spoil the calf he must ru
with the COW, so we let him run, AL
: next we knew We had spoiled the COW
We are beginning to learn that tn
calf can bo fed and the COW do he
duty in the dairy.
i, Here again we come to plaC
where care and kindness are at pre-
MUM. When the little fellow
about three or four days old, CAREFUL
and quietly teach him to drink.