The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-11-03
Clinton, Iowa.
MILKING AND CARE OF MILK.

MILKING AND CARE OF MILK.
Comparatively few dairymen, says
II, B Gurler, in the Breeders G.z2tCe,
appear to realize that milking is a
trade. Kindness, neatnees and regu
larity must be observed, and all the
milk must be secured. The COW must
be kindly treated at all times. She
cancels a part of her debts to her owner
every twenty four hours. When she
is we'll treated and furnished q plenty
of palatRble food and pure water, and
uade comfortable generally, she does
her best, but when she is abused in any
way she cannot do her best, and l have
sometimes thought she acted as though
she would not if she could. She may
have less resentment than humanity.
but | doubt it. l know that she does
poor work when poorly tr Gated.
The dog, or the boy On horseback
after the COWS is, as a r1le, a mistake,
to say the least. The cows should have
40 fear Of the persons caring for them.
When l find my cows are afraid of a
man, after he has been about them a
sufficient time for them to become &C
qua.!nted with him, / know there is
something wrong and that a change of
some kind is necessary, and if no other
change remedies the trouble a change
of the man does. This point should be
lneisted on rigidly.
The Gov must be kept clean. When
it is necessary to wash the udder and
teats before milking, do so. Each
mixer should have a pail for this pur
pose and be given to understand that
IL is to be used when there is need of
1t. This requires but little time and is
a necessity if we are to have clean
milk. The flthiness connected with
much Of the milking is sIckening to a
person who sees the work, and many
Llm8s it is to the person consuming the
milk fifty miles away from where it is
produced. I was much interested and
somewhat surprised a few months ago
in reading a report Of Investigations
made b. Dr.. BAckhus, Of the milk sup
ply Of Berlin, in which he made the
statement that the city of Berlin con.
sumed with its daily milk, 800 pounds
Of COW dung. Is it probable that we
are doing any higher grade of work
I have had some interesting experience
during the last year in my little city
Of DeKalb. The doctors frequently
prescribe my Glover Farm certified
milk for babies and invaIids. l have
learned Of a number Of cases where the
parents had returned to common milk
after a time and the babies would not
have it, but would spit it out immedi
ately. There is great need of more
cleanliness in the average milking.
Promkcuous milking should not bt
allowed. EAch mixer should have hiG
regular COWS to milk. The COWS will
do much better for it. My COWS arr
MIXED in the stable summer and win
ter; in fact this is a general rule in thu
dairy sections. There is a great differ
ence in mixers; some do not try to d.
good work and others cannot whel
they do try. I have found difference
sufficient between the work of milker
to pay a mans wages if he MIXED fit
teen COWS. This is not guesswork, bu
a matter of calculation on hard facts
and proves that we need to look ate
the mixers. There should be regular
ity in time of milking. The COWS know
the time of day and r uneasy whel
, not MIXED at the usual time. Hav
!, patience with a kicking COW; she
hurt or frightened, or has been abuse
) in ninety-nine cases cut of a hundred
, I lose confidence in a mixer when b
has trouble with COWS kicking. Almos
f invariably a cause a be found for
r cows kicking when being MIXED.
a aus cannot be found and remove
it is best to dispose of the COW, as "
cannot afford to have a conhrme