A Hint for Farmers

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 17, 8 November 1929, Page 7

A Hint for Farmers

Radio Music , for Cows OFr course this comes from America, but there might be something to it. The claim is that cows like music, and when bailed up in the milking shed settle down much more comfortably for milking if they are given the benefit of a radio concert. The experiment was tried in one of the large dairies of the Detroit Creamery Company. In this shed there were over 100 cows, and when the radio music was switched on they with one movement turned their heads towards the loudspeaker. When the musie was turned off the cows, which a moment before were standing quietly chewing their cuds, exhibited restlessness, tossed their heads: and switched their tails. ‘When the soft notes of "Love’s Old Sweet Song" were heard, immediately the cows settled down and became motionless. The newspaper distributing the broadcast has not entered into any computation as to any extra yield given by the cows through added contentment, or indicated that the milk was any richer! Will any New Zealand farmer experiment?