Is there not milking-time, when you are going to bed, or kiln-hole, to whistle off these secrets, but you must be tittle-tattling before all our guests? ❋ Unknown (2004)
Snowed up at Sellanraa in the storm of the day before, and then on again to Maaneland; not a soul on the place; fed the cattle, stood in the doorway listening, milked the cows at milking-time, listening again; what could it be? ... ❋ Unknown (2003)
That evening Barbro seems not to care for her food, but goes about, all the same, busy with this and that — goes to the cowshed at milking-time, only stepping a thought more carefully over the door-sill. ❋ Unknown (2003)
If given at milking-time, the cows will generally give down their milk more readily. ❋ Robert Jennings (N/A)
One of them, the oldest of all, had given milk for him when he was a baby, and he never forgot to carry her a handful of salt at milking-time. ❋ Fanny E. Coe (N/A)
She is a good cow, and always knows when it's milking-time. ❋ Various (N/A)
To induce quiet and persuade the animal to give down her milk freely, it is better that she should be fed at milking-time with cut feed, or roots, placed within her easy reach. ❋ Robert Jennings (N/A)
Neither had made much progress until at milking-time Mr. Ewing started after the woman of the house as she went to the yard, took her pail, and insisted on milking the cow himself. ❋ Various (N/A)
She never would go with the other cows at milking-time. ❋ Various (N/A)
Up the lane came the cow-boy, alternately whistling, singing, and cracking his whip, until at length the drove of sweet-breathed cows stood lowing at the bars, which, at milking-time, would be let down for them to pass each to her own stall. ❋ Fannie A. Beers (N/A)
Mrs. Stimpcett heard of it soon after milking-time; but this will be spoken of farther on in the story. ❋ Various (N/A)
She was standing on the causeway with her aunt and a group of cousins feeding the chickens, at that quiet moment in the life of the farmyards before the afternoon milking-time. ❋ Unknown (1917)
"Mercy on us!" cry the maids, for it is milking-time, and they have to fight their way on hands and knees across the yard to the cowshed, dragging a lantern that WILL go out and a milk-pail that WON'T be held. ❋ Johan Bojer (1915)
She was dusty and tired, for she had walked fourteen miles since milking-time; but in her hand she held a letter. ❋ Ian Hay (1914)
We visited the fancy farm of Mr. Haggin and met whole regiments of cows walking at milking-time into their white marble stalls, where they were washed, curried, and apparently manicured. ❋ Mrs. T. P. O (1914)
"It's milking-time right now," Jolly Robin remarked. ❋ Arthur Scott Bailey (1913)
He said Johnnie must wait until milking-time came, that evening. ❋ Arthur Scott Bailey (1913)
For instance, a boy from a neighboring farm might come along about milking-time with a fine plan for play. ❋ Arthur Scott Bailey (1913)
After dinner, when Mary had gone to see a friend and the farm people were dawdling abroad till evening milking-time, Joan made her uncle read the service through again. ❋ Eden Phillpotts (1911)
