Milking Machines in India.

IN the April number of “Agricultural Journal of India” Mr. H. St. John points out that the introduction of milking into India is necessary and advantageous. He says that the difficulty of obtaining really good milkers is increasing every year as the Gowalas are taking to other occupations. It is impossible to obtain good pure milk in certain places and Gowalas have grown to be careless and unclean. Referring to the present difficulties experienced in regard to milking machines, the writer says: “Practically all the failures are traceable to some physical characteristic of the cow, incompetence of the operator, a want of knowledge of the working conditions of the plant and careless manipulation of the working parts and incorrect adjustment of the machine.”