. A year of Costa Rican natural history. Leaf, Inflorescence and Entire Plant of Gunnera insignis. (White cloth inupper view is 35 inches wide.) To Jace p. izi THE VOLCANO IRAZU 121 that looked as if they could really give an appreciable quan-tity of milk. (Most of the cows here give very little, andif the calf dies, or is removed, the cow goes dry immediately.)We did not make an exact count but there were about cows were fastened by stanchions and fed with hayand then the milking began. The milk was strained throughcloths and then dripped over pipes, through which cold waterwas cons
. A year of Costa Rican natural history. Leaf, Inflorescence and Entire Plant of Gunnera insignis. (White cloth inupper view is 35 inches wide.) To Jace p. izi THE VOLCANO IRAZU 121 that looked as if they could really give an appreciable quan-tity of milk. (Most of the cows here give very little, andif the calf dies, or is removed, the cow goes dry immediately.)We did not make an exact count but there were about cows were fastened by stanchions and fed with hayand then the milking began. The milk was strained throughcloths and then dripped over pipes, through which cold waterwas constantly running, directly into the cans in which itwas carried to Cartago. The milk cans were of the familiartype with a copper label on the shoulder stating that theywere made in Bellows Falls, Vermont. Some time aftermilking the cows were set free again and returned to thepastures, being milked only once a day. The rain stopping about four oclock, we walked arounda little admiring the views, the huge oaks and beautifulflowers and enjoy
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