VALUE OF ADAM RECORD

New Zealand Mail, 29 January 1902, Page 55

VALUE OF ADAM RECORD

i n a daily record of each cow’s We ke fP*pondent writes to a conB» lk < * and find if pays in several temporary, - many are deterred way 8 *~, practice, because they think from tins .» time . We have a jt takes too tu that the emp•*3? weigh alike, will ty P it zero. Then it is but a sec- \ wor k to weigh and set down the ii For keeping the record we we a roll fastened at both ends to to rolling pms. the J° w a glass front and a narrow Se just wide enough to permit one to be set down at a time, lhe SS » always clean, as it is not apt ft 'here a lot of surface is exposed. With the scale and record we do not , ' to guess so much. The cow Sh the pail full, but only half solid mik gets credit’only for what she eally gWes. The cow that gives a hir supply and sticks to it has a show then-until the cow that gives a big •i,i for a month or two and then crops out. We are apt to milk a little .aster and cleaner, as we want to keep D or increase her record. If several •,ows drop, we know that there is something the matter. We note how quickjv they aro affected by difference of food or how a cold storm will show a decrease. We find that the cow that can he quickly milked, gives most satisfaction. Men are more likely to dry op a slow milking cow and are not apt to milk her quite so clean.

We have found some men will get jiucli more milk out of certain cows :haa others. Theoretically, every man ihould milk the same cows, but if you Dave some slow milkers better let them have all the strippers. More of a dairy farmer’s success depends on the milking than one is likely to think. Some men take good care of their cows up to this, the last vital point, and then miss. The cow should be at ease, then milked gently, but just as fast as possible. It is good, hard work to milk cows properly, and to get the most out of them. We find that when very tired at night’s milking, we do not get so much milk. Look out for the man with sharp finger nails. He will irritate the cow just enough to make her uncomfortable, and you will have to stand the loss. Noise of any kind or anything out of the ordinary that excites the cow, should be guarded against at milking time.