The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-08-10
Milking.

cow and has milked. But simply get
ting the milk out of the udder is not
milking. There is good deal more to
the process than that. A blacksmith
might sit down in the editors chair,
and fill a newspaper full of matter, and
announce himself as an editor. But
simply filling newspaper with matter
is not editing. Nor is sitting down by
cow and drawing the milk milking.
We saw a man drawing milk the other
day. His hands were SO dirty that it
was impossible to tell from looking at
them whether he was white man or a
black mau. But when he had drawn
little milk he stuck his fingers into
the fluid and wet the teats. That man
was not mixer, he was filthy bung-
Ter. Only yesterday we saw man who
was trying to milk cow swear at her
for trifing cause. He was no mixer.
A mixer is one who has control of his
temper; who is cleanly while perform
ing the operation who is gentle with
the cow and who makes it a pleasure
and not torture to the animal to be
MIXED. Some unknown writer has put
the whole art of milking in nut she'll.
He says: The udder of COW is a very
delicate organism and, therefore, sub
ject to great many disorders. 1t hap.
pens frequently'that the whole or part
of the udder is 'out of order" and does
not perform its functions properly.
Though these evils generally are of
themselves of small significance, they
may-and often do-through neglect
or deficient treatment, develop diseases
of serious character; often resulting
in the total ruin of one or more teats.
These disorders are generally attributed
to some unknown cause, while they are
not unfrequently the result of bad milk.
ing or ill.treatmeot. 1t is, therefore,
very important aad prime qualification
of mixer to be able to detect, proper.
ly and promptly treat all such disorders
as the udder is frequently subject to
or better, to prevent them, which is
readily accomplished by proper care
and management.
The mixer should take hold of the
teat near the udder with the whole hand
and uniformly press all the milk out of
the same, and not as it is usually done
by rubbing downward or "stripping,'
The latter process is usually employed
when the COW is nearly MIXED clean
or in giving the finishing touch" or
with the frstling whose teats are yet
too short to be taken with the whole
hand. With frstlings the latter mode
of procedure is often unavoidable, but
1T should be dispensed with as soon as
possible, as it causes the animal more
pain than the former method. The
theory that cows will yield larger
quantity of milk if the milk is drawn
from two teats simultaneously instead
of alternately is, We think, without
foundation. After several extended
trials we failed to discover an increase.
1t is highly important that the COWS
be MIXED clean or dimunition will be
observed with frstlings, as it will do
great deal towards promoting their
milking qualities and consequently
their future value. Numerous expert
ments made in this direction, also tend
to show that the milk drawn last is at
least from three to FIVE times as rich as
that which flows at the beginning of
milking. The farmers interests, there
fore, are promoted two-fold by invar-
iably observing this rule.
All of our domestic animals suckle
their young only when at perfect ease
This is hint from nature that is we'll
worth initiating and cows should not be
MIXED while feeding, but should be
MIXED first and fed -afterward. The
COWS will soon become accustomed to
this and will keep their feed if they
have some before them to be the more
quiet while being milked.
The milking should be done quietly.
Harsh words should never be INDUCED