IMMIGRANTS AND COWS.
"Atticus" tolls . this in fch« Melbourne Loader. "During Show Week J mot quite a number of mon from the different p.;rts of Victoria who had stories to tell of tTie 'Oiirious.'incompetence of immigrants sent them as qualified, farm labourers. Mr Tudor speaks of such men who admit they neevr saw a cow until they landled in Australia. A Western district farmer and grazier had the luck to get two or three of this sort. One had undertaken to milk the animal he had never seen before, and after ten minutes was found, sitting watching the- empty bucket under patient Strawberry. '.l' don't think it's any good* waiting nny longer,' he said. 'l'll try another. This one must be dry.' He tried another, and another, just putting the pail under them and waiting for the. cow to. do the'rest, the boss watching operations in silent amazement. Then the new chum made his confession. 'Fact is, mister, I don't know much about cows. Is there sometbin' you turn on ?"
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10716, 8 October 1912, Page 4
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170IMMIGRANTS AND COWS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10716, 8 October 1912, Page 4
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