SELF-SUCKING COWS
Make a girth of strong cotton cord or of leather, if preferred, and put around the body of the cow just- hack of the fore legs, not t°° tight- (writes “Hoard’s Dairyman"). On to this Yasten a small cord about lOin down from the backbone and pass it backward under the tail, and tie to the girth on the opposite side; this is to keep the girth from slipping over the shoulders. J •' , Take a piece of galvanised wire about No. 10 or 12, say 2ft long, and file one end to a. sharp point, and pass it through the nose where the bull ring is worn. Now give the end .one turn around to form a. little ring about lin in diameter, on each .side of the nosey, this to keep the wire from slipping haq|||ap.d forth. Bend the ends of the wife-back along the cheek about 6in, and form an eye in each end, cutting off the wire not needed; this to keep the feet from getting fast in the “harness" when the cow is feediirg.
Mr J. M. Barrie lately acquired a small property in Surrey, where lie will spend a portion of each year.
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New Zealand Mail, 21 February 1901, Page 51
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