Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-10-15
MIInNe-soms PRACTICAL POINTS

Paris. Ne.
MllklNG-SONs PRACTICAL POINTS
IL there Is one thing that requires the
dSirymsn's personal attention more than
any other, il Is milking. More good
cows arc spoiled every year by careless
milking than any other way. A very
little milk lift In the udder at each milk
ing will cause the best cow To decrease,
aud eventually TO cease milking entirely.
The milking should not only be done
thoroughly, but il should be done quick
iy, and, unless the operator sings, should
be done quietly. In switzerland II Is
said they pay an extra price to a milker
who sings. No loud, boisterous lsn-
guage should DC permitted. The COW is
a nervous animal, and any undue excite
ment Affects the quantity and quality of
the milk unfSvorably.
Do not allow persons or dogs 10 wor-
~ the cows. heifers that have been
carefully and kindly handled from calf
hood 10 maturity seldom develop into
sickers, but occasionally there Is one
that does. II Is always best 10 de-
termine the cause, II possible, and re-
move IL. The teats may be sore and
tender. An application OF vsseline,
Freneh mixture or lard will bring relief.
IL the uGder is inaamed and swollen,
frequent lamentations If hot water and
an application of either Of the above
named remedies will usually prove ef-
tectual.
Another very simple and efiectusl
remedy Is TO mix enough OF the COWS :
milk with few handtuls OF salt 10 make
a thin paste and anoint the udder four or
tive times per day. That il our usual
remedy. We have had but one case In
i've years that II did not cure.
With the first calf there Is perhaps
more danger Of the udder being iufiamed
and tender than at any later period, and
will demand closer atteniion and the
greatest care In milking. A cow suffer
ing from any disease of the udder should
be milked thoroughly three or four times
per day; under no circumstances should
the udder De full and distended any
length OF time.
Kindness, firmness and fcarlesSuess
are necessary qualifications in good
mixer. one Who cannot control his
temper or Who is afraid OF a COW, need
not expect 10 become a successful miiker.
Kindness i not thrown away, even TO
an animal know IL sometimes re-
Quires a great deal Of patience to milk a
Kicking COW, but II a person Is determin-
Ell, he can control himself under almost
any circumstances. Occasionally COW
will persist In kicking in spite Of all pre-
cautions. For such | use light rope,
with hook al one end and short chain
al the other. Put il around the COW just
In front OF the udder, draw real tight,
and hook in the chain. She can scarce
lv lift her feet, and IL causes her no
pain unless she tries 10 Kick. SOME
times the difficulty l. caused by change
OF surrounding, from one farm to an
other, or - change uf mixers Never
change mixers IL 10 can be avoided.
With some COWS IL makes little differ
eno-; Others will not stand at all FOR a
strange person.
Last fall purchased iae Guernsey
helfer for So that had become spoiled
In milking When she ireshened she
stood we'll until she found the hired man
VAS afraid of her, when she kicked so
terribly that We were obliged TO put the
calf 20 her again. The calf had been
allow ed To do the milking until four or
i've DAYS old, Which | knew MAS = mis-
take. hut IL occurred while MAS away
from home. / almost desptired of re
claiming" that COW for the dairy, but al
the end OF six months weaued the ealt,
aud strange to say, had very httie diih-
Guilty in training her. She i a. qul.,
and gentle now as any In the herd And
bids fair 10 be an extra butter COW. she
i giving nov, eight months after fresh
en,ny. about IL : ilons OF per cent
milk per dAv. On account oi the diih-
Guilty in milking her, the former owner
ALLOW ed her 10 90 dry about APr'l 10 ~
She will not fre~hen until about January
Is. '95. Her performance has dispro'ed
m. Old theory that Il heller does not
continue long in milk she viii DC oi VT
tie value for the dairy.
The best time 20 Wcsn cali = Mhcn
only Que day old; then there Is iltt'r
diflicultv In teaching ); 10 drink, and The
COW will not fret aud worry a. mueh
then as later. IL the cdlt u intended Tor
the butcher at four weeks old, u should
ro, he allowed 10 run with it, dam con-
tipually. A cow should oe miiked AT
regular intervals. which would not oe
The case IL the calf Was with her al all
times. lam satisfied IL would be better
for the COW 20 milk her aud feed the
whole milk 20 the calf A calf Will per
sist in buttiDg, and II certainly Is in-
iurious 10 the cOw.-Cor. OF ono rarih-
er.