ON MACHINE-MILKING.
. AMERICAN EXPEIiIKNCE. . ; . The. heavy, burden"; placed 'iupon* the dairy! industry, iii ■ the . necessity" of handmilking, dairy animals, says the bacteriologist ;of Wisconsin . '/University .-'(Mr. H. t.; Bussell),.- has; been ; such,, as to lead numerous ' inventors to attempt, to :'eolto. tho:,prbblem- of _milking_ by/machinery. From a;>mechanical ■ point, of view,. it is - evident that ; a singlo .. operator can hiindle,/.three machines ,with ease, but the. successful ,uso ,'of the, cow-milker requires' nioro than an ordinary degree of care, and,it.may. be expected that dissatisfaction may resultwhere careless haritlliiig : obtains. No appreciable ill effect was noted on the animals, and ,aliriost , all , soon took . kindly.', to . tho, machine,.;.' and. after a few ■ weeks were as cleanly .milked by. machine as by - hand,' although occasional individuals . were more resistant- It/ is,; bf' ccijirse, absolutely neccssary that the apparaf-iis shoiild'be kept'in a'perfectly; clean cendition, and_:whero this js done the sani-, tary condition of-the milk supply can be , as> satisfactorily maintained as -in hand-' milking. ' ' .
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 715, 14 January 1910, Page 8
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159ON MACHINE-MILKING. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 715, 14 January 1910, Page 8
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