The Milking Machine.

Manawatu Herald, 2 November 1893, Page 2

The Milking Machine.

There is reason to believe (writes the London correspondent to the Leader) that before very long the practice of milking cows by machinery will become almost universal. During the last few years two or three inventions have been tested practi cally and with such good results as to encourage mechanics to further efforts. A new machine, patented by Dr Shields and Mr Elliott, tried last week at the Upper Ward of Lanarkshire Association, gave great satisfaction to the dairy farmers present. The novelty of the inven tion consists in the action of the teat cups, which is a combination of suction and pulsation, and is a remarkably close imitation of the sucking of a calf. Even restive cows soon prove amenable to the soothing influence of this contrivance, and by its means one can milk five cows at once. The Scottish Farmer and the Farming World are both enthusiastic over the new invention, and there seems some reason to suppose that it will revolutionise the old system.