Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-07-16
DO COWS nolp UP 1nllR Mix

II u not an uncommon complaint In
the hrmyari that this or that COW will
not "giye down." aud the spirit with
which the utterancc l. made implies that
the COW l. out ~ humor. vicious or ugly,
AMI Willfully persists In holding up her
milk. That cows do not always give
down v hen they are Invited to l. patent
to every Que who l. familiar with darby
Ing az ha. had OCCASION 10 do much
milking
The mammalia or milk-giylng animals
arc furnished with a gland Nho'e office
u l. to .ecrrte or Manufacture milk f,on
the hlood After the Young l. brought
foith this gland hecomcs charged With
hlood. which. under proper stimulus. the
pre-ence 81 the Young transforms or con-
Nerts into milk. The action ~ the gland
i In no sense under the control uf the
will ~ The animal. The production ~
milk J. a vital prcccss. largely Influenced
hy the emotional condition ~ the ani-
NAL, and the mental condition, 80 to
speak. has very much to do, not only
With the quality. hat quantity ot milk
pro,lucvd. The most favorable condition
for milk production l. that the snlmhl be-
that he D. treated with great gcnilencss
and Kindness. ANYTHING which irriiatcs.
worTie. or frighiens the COW not only
lessens The quantity and imposrrlshcs
the quality. hat In extreme Cases rruders
the milk utterly unfit for food. Cases
arr ou rccuui wherr human mothers.
after q violent NJ 20 anger, having soon
nursel an infant, Il seemed to De- poison
ci and soon died Ia conNulsions.
MANY a child's lie has l,eru sacridccd
hv the use ~ milk Viilaied hv the ahvse
~ the COW which furnished H. Cows
that travel long distance. o. pasture give
milk poor In butter: aud cold storms, or
cold AMI uncomfortable stables. arc pro-
durii,r ~ poor milk. h-Cause the butter
elcmyui. have hc-n consumed hv the
respiratory procvss in the riinri ~ nature
o. kccp up thc animal heat. Of al our
domestic animals The coN l. the most
valuable aud tpctahlc, aud ss rule
furnishes milk la quantity and quality
in proportion o. quality II treatment she
revive. 40 the hsnis ~ her Owner.
Tho COW never hy reason ~ ill-trmp-r
or hy vIllful dr.ign bold. up her milk.
nor does he ever gri mad and pout aud
rrfuse to give down. W. The phN.io-
logical prncrss ~ giving milk l. entirrlv
out.iie and hcyond the viii ~ the AMI
NAL. She h,s no control over thc func-
tion. ia cuw does nut give down. there
Z. some gpol anl sufficient rrason en-
tiryly lrVoni her control. n cuw h1s
l.sru ,ls.,,l hy hoy. or dog, " .he hls
l,ryn exhausted D., q long wnlk of several
milr.. NJ .he 8. ln heat. ur " from anv
cause .he hls hecu worried ur frightened
or much excited. shr cannot produce
milk.
E,rrr farmers hov know. how dliii-
cult i IL to rear litter of Mild auimils,
even though ihr mother h,. trvn caught
aud securely agri With the ,uuug.
Ihr mother j. in such "a condition ~ fear
AMI eNtrrne solicitude that shr cannot
pnsiucr milk, consequently The Young
.ftrNt. The cow that l. sculicl, kicked,
,hass,l h, had hog. or. Nor.r. hoNs, lnd
generally ahu.e,i. will proiucr poor MIX
ani little ~ H.. while the cow that pct
tel and kindly trrat~i viii give a large
suppl, % gooi milk. n coW does not
give down. drpcnd upon u, somebody l.
to blame he.iir. the COW Farm, stock
and Home.