RULES FOR MILKING.
{"character_count": 1390, "word_count": 274, "ccnet_language_score": [0.9648000001907349], "ccnet_perplexity": [1594.0999755859375], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}


 writer in the Maine Farmer gives the following rules for milking cows:-fiavihg milked, more or less, every season since was Dwee-bit'' of boy, and having seen Il done SD poorly as io ialure the COW, Pur- pose to give few rules for Il. which have learn d from my own and others expeuence. They are as follows:

 l. Have good stool to si, on.

 ?. Have all your finger nails pared short aud smooth.

 3. Sll down and clean the bag, and wet the teals with the first stream of milk.

 1. Then sit the pail under, and milk as last as you can convenientiy-the faster the oe;- ter. \ COW will give more milk when milk ed fast than when mixed slow.

 j. Milk as though the teats were iOIl 10 the last otherwise it makes tlem long 10 strip in little while

 6 Never scold or strikea COW tor running about the yard or kicking. It generally does more harm than good.

 z If she runs about, have patience-talk kindly to her-and lie her up, as last re- . ,rt. till she is nol afraid.

 S. If she kicks, si, forward far enough for your knee to cone forw rd of her leg, and she cannot easily hurt you or spill inc milk. g. lf she switches you with her tail, m ''tiy time" ias,en it by parting the hair and tying II round her leg. Use, string, Il her hair IS not long enough.

 To- lf she holds up her milk. bat rcjih your hands. What else does a calf bull for but to make the mother give the milk down: