Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-09-08
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD
Curtis Hints on Dairying.

hN III
20. Milking should always he done in a
clean, airy place free from all bad odors.
If in a stable, it should be scrupulously
clean. and have some kind of deOdorizer,
such as dry earth, dry muck land plas-
ter, sawdust, etc, scattered over the
floor, the best of all is the land plaster,
which goes into the manure, and is ap.
piled 10 the soil in about rs good u way
as possible.
II. 1t is better to have cows confined
IN Sanctions or Othtr isc, for milking,
to avoid their moving about and 10 pre-.
vent accidents, 1t Is AFRO better TO hQv,.
some kind Of shelter. especially when it
rains.
%. Before hepinning 10 milk brush all
The loose hairs II diit from the COWS
side and udder. If the udder is solled.
have n pail Of water and c!oth or spongc
at hand ANA give il a thorough cleaning.
20. Have The hands dry and clean. a1d
do not wet the teals with milk. IL is u
filthy habit. If they need mois,ening,
resort to the pail Of water.
"A. BE gentle with the cow and sit
down by her SO that you can place your
head against her flank aud control the
movement of her leg with your left ann,
in case She steps around or is inclined 10
| kick.
%. The safest position is on 3 three
legged stool, taking the pail firmly be-
tween the knees, not getting ~ near or So
far away that the mixer cannot SIT firm
= and steadily and rise quickly.
20. Take hold Of the teat Well up on
the tddcr, and gently stroke il Gown
ward, beginning 10 milk. This gives the
COW Warning and limNcrs tic SKIN 90 as
reduce .Ae danger Of hurting.
-. Grasp the off hand teut with The
left hand aud the near fore icat WIN me
right. or the of fore teat Wita Tue night
hand and the near hind tc0t with the left,
50 as 10 milk across. This gives more
room FOR the hands, and some lXpeH-
mems Indicate that il secures more UIk
than by milking two teats side hy side.
~. In grasping the teats. rraoh wen up
on she uddcr ana press tho milk down
ward into the tent closing he forciinger
and thumb tightly around il, next the I'd
der, as soon rs The teat comes fairly with
IN the baud. Tirr close the second,
'hIrd and fourth lingl-s in ortlr, giving a
slight but gentle puii on IN" teat, ana
squeezing out o. itGlt tie MIX it con
ialns before l0o-cuiug tlt Grip Repeat
th)s operation un'i! tie max ceases 10
flow.
-. When the flow Of milk is not large
it is generally necessary to strip first one
pair and then the other ~ coax the milk
into the teats, or TO u Ike th" cow give
down" Graspins the Uddcr nigh up and
strckinG downward - The Tear helps ex.
pc,ite the flow Of milk.
~ Il, 0ayAf,1 ,.,l 20 .t,,l a., o,r-,o
tea,s, or cut your nails into the skin.
kickers are often made by hurting W
in this way.
30. Let every mixer have the same
COX TO milk regularly each night and
and morning, and let him begin every
time with The same one. milking each in
the same order, AMI closing with the same
n every linic. ihi- regularity induces
a sort Of expectancy or habit IN the coHs,
and cach ~ Prep4" 4 10 be mi ked when
her tara comes. There il a sort Of sur
prise Or excitement about being MIXED
ont Of order that lessons the tluN. Cows
g,t uscG 40 their mike enjoy the opera
tiOu Nor, and 90 better tnan they will
ii they / ~ different NJ lkrrs. 1t is i'm
gortluit latt the cos should ike her
miller and ta,c conf lrucr I'm him.
:3 snip ine tcnts III least twire after
oAAauStiug Tie first Vow, and b. sure that
the milk a't G'aNn
~ Keen al the Dirt possible ont of he
mink amt do not drprHd ON the sfruiner
Ia take ont DIRT. Oaly hairs AMI such
dirt as j. mechanically held eau be
strained or. What is dissolved in the
tie milk VIII remain there. to soil il md
inquire lis flavor an5 c,ping qualities.
- strain The all rs eoon as drlwn
from Ihr cow. 50 aS ID Eerp The amount
of dis olvyi lltn as tlr nirimaln.
3j rcI tn" "an ur othtr receptacle
where tho .c'or,s and luo1ns GcrmS
from the s!aule nr COW lard Will not fan
into $40 taiut the mix and hasten 4
composition
81. 80 long aa th mi)h Is warmer than
the surrounding almu pEcye NJ i, lhIoN
ioG oil varor ard is iil rb y purified IL
VIII rDt mon absorb oj4fs. hHl tGc g. rms
lu' fupg q aad IS her to.cr SCOPE lie may
fan nee IL and d1 il nia'Y
~. As soou MS lhe niilk ge's cold,rthan
Ithe atmosphere, I've yapor- in The aif will
curdrnsr ou the surface. ,7 dew gathers
ol Il co'3 pitches. when Vie impurities
nd oiurs VA the utmOspnn~. Will u! ab.
.orood ~ thc mills "a hy the cr,am "a its
.Vr'2c-.
80 Ifthe mix i.to ~ asoI Tor battc~
ic king. S"cp y as w.ruH possibu.. aud
s.t i, ~ rest for Dreaming as SOON ~ pos
sill.
a. TIE warmer me mf< WHOM sct, 'hc
tmur comp! ~ viii ba the separation ~
itl rr,nm from thc mix ~ ANS given
40 .ar I mp. rlntr.; and The up,c rapidly