Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-07-25
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l. ], not an uncommon complains, in
tie furnyaFd that this or that COW will
not give down" and the spirit with
which the utteIance is made implic,
thar the COW is out of humcr, vicious
or u s, aud willfully persists III hold
in Up her milk That COWS do not
always give down when they are in
vited TO is patcut to every one who is
familiar with dairviug OF has had oc-
caslon TO DO much milking.
The mammaia or milk giving nui-
mails are furnished with "A gland whose
office Il Is to secrete OF manufacture
milk from the blood After the Young
j. brought forth this gland becomes
charged with blood. which, under
proper stimulus, the presence OF the
Young transforms or converts into milk.
The action Of the gland is in no Sense
under the control Of the will Of the
animal. The production Of milk is a
vital process. largely Influenced by the
emotional condition Of the animal, and
the mental condition, so TO speak. has
very much TO do, not only with the
quantity. but quality OF milk produced.
The mos; favorable condition for milk
production is that the animal be uOur-
lshed with plenty Of good food and that
she be treated with great gentleness
and kindness. Anything which irri-
tates. worries or frightens the COW not
only lessons the quantity and imporer-
ishes the quality, but in extreme cases
renders the milk utterly unfit for food.
Gases ar5 on record where human
mothers. after a violent fit OF anger.
having soon uursed an infant, it seemed
to be poisoned and soon died in con-
vulsions.
Many a chIld's life has been sacrificed
by the use of milk Initiated by the abuse
of the COW which furnished it. Cows
that travel long distances to pasture
give milk poor in butter; and cold
storms. or cold and uncomfortable
stables, are productive Of poor milk,
because the butter elements have been
consumed by the respiratory process in
the effort of nature to keep up the ami
NAL heat or all our domestic animals
the COW is the most valuable and tract
able, and as a rule furnishes milk in
quantity and quality in proportion TO
quality of treatment she receives at
the hands of her owner.
The COW never by reason of ill-tem-
per or by williul design holds up her
milk. nor does she ever get mad and
pout aud refuse to give down. No
The physiological process of giving
milk is entirely outside and beyond the
will of the animal She has no control
over the function. If COW does not
give down. there is some good and
suffi lent reason entirely beyond her
control. If COW has been chased by
boys or dogs, if she has been exhaust
ed by long walk of several miles, il
she is 10 heat, or II from any cause she
has been worried or frightened or much
excited. she cannot produce milk.
Every farmers boy knows how diff
cult it is to rear litter of wild ami
mails, even though the mother has been
caught and securely Gagged with the
young. The mother is in such con-
dition of fear and extreme solicitude
that she cannot produce milk; conse.
quently the young starve. The COW
that is scolded, kicked, chased by bad
dogs or. worse, boys. and generally
abused. will produce poor milk and
little of it, while the COW that is pet:ed
and kindly treated will give a large
supply of good milk. If cow does
not give down, depend upon it, some
body is to blame besides the cow
Farm, Stock and Home.