Milking Cows. TO THE EDITOR.

Otago Witness, Issue 2173, 17 October 1895, Page 14

Milking Cows. TO THE EDITOR.

Sib, — Now that dtirying is looked on as one of cur rco'fc important industries 1 need not apologiae for trying to elicit an opinion on & very material part of the treatment of cows— viz ,as to how often a good cow in full flow of milk and a plentiful flush of grass ought to be milked in 24 horns. I was b^ed ia a district where from calving time uutil tbe best parb of the grass season was over cows were milked regularly three times a day— say,. 5 a.m.! noon, and half-past 7 to 8 p.ra — and often then, especially in the evening, cows used to manifest uneasiness from the pressure of tho miik. In New Zealand twice a day seems tho regular rule, winter and summer. ] Rich grass or poor grase, I am cettaiu I have ; seen cows die here from milk fever which might : easily have bsen saved bj proper attention' iv the way of milking. I have often eeen cows with inflamed or swollen udders at the time of calving milked every three hoars, tha vessel and t»ats being bathed in w&rm water for seme time before each milking until the hardness vras partially got rid of.

Much more might be written on tbii mntfcer, but although I was bom and reared on a farm, it is over 45 years Bince I have had aught to do with tbc managoruent of cows ; co I will leave the subject at present for the discussion of Q6Q with larger experience *f ike Bubjecfe,

I I may say, although I have ou!y r<fcnel to 1c63 caused by milk fever, I am undsr tin; impre^Mon that by milkictg thr. j o times dnilj more could be got from good cows on good feed, »ud with h finitely greater comfort to tbo cow, thau can bo got by the twice-»-day method.— l am, &o , A. M. DiiDedJD, October 7. [Distu'sion on tbis aubjeol is invited. — Ed."] DUNEDIN MARKETS. wnoi.KiAi/K rßonucE itEPoaTS. Mr J. Flumin,?, Princes street south, roports under date fche stli inst :— Whi'at jier uahel. per tonBest milling 3/9—3/11 Oatmeal, in 2o's Medium do ?/7—3/8 Oaten chaff t/2/fi-«7/'> Fowls 3/t— :^/(5 Ryegrasslmy ... GO/0 Milling oats !/:>— l/10 Straw 4i/ Feed oats 1/7-1/8J pe> cwt M»lt Barley 2/ J -3/3 Pearl barley ... l</>> Feed bailoy 2,0-2/3 Onions... 5/0 -G/0 Cape barley... 2/o—2/1 per lb. Maize 2/(i -2/9 Rolled bacon ... 0/5 per ton. Side bacon ... 0/6 Flour ... 180/o— HiO/0 Smoked hams ... O/tiJ Pollard 80/0 Cheese ... 0/3} -0/4 Bran ... ... 70/0 Good salt butter, i Barley dust ... 70/0 0/7 dto 0/7Jd \^r lb Oaten hay ... 61/o—7o/0 ' according to quality. Potatoes, £1 Gs to £1 10s per ton. Ma>ke dull. FARM AND DAIRY PH.ODUCE. Messrs Mercer Bros, report paying for produce during tbo week ending the 15th. inss. Os follows : — | Bacon (roll), 5d p. lb l'Vsh butter, lOd p. lb Tlams, Cd p. II) Salt butter, (xl p. lb Fresh » fig I ', 7d doz Fresh butter, good ordinary (in lib and Jib prints), 7d p. lb.