Livestock care in the barn. Woman sits and milks a lean cow while barefoot girl mows. Mangskog parish, Värmland, 1911. "Milking and cleaning in the barn. Photograph from the summer of 1911, when the cows became unusually thin as a result of severe drought and lack of pasture." "The woman, who is milking, sits on a small stool of primitive manufacture. Between her knees she holds the 'colla', the bar, a ladle vessel with usually upright poles, the rearmost of which is extended and shaped into a handle, 'öre'. The milking is carried out alternately with 'squeezing' and 'draining', methods where
Livestock care in the barn. Woman sits and milks a lean cow while barefoot girl mows. Mangskog parish, Värmland, 1911. "Milking and cleaning in the barn. Photograph from the summer of 1911, when the cows became unusually thin as a result of severe drought and lack of pasture." "The woman, who is milking, sits on a small stool of primitive manufacture. Between her knees she holds the 'colla', the bar, a ladle vessel with usually upright poles, the rearmost of which is extended and shaped into a handle, 'öre'. The milking is carried out alternately with 'squeezing' and 'draining', methods where all milkmaids are at home. If necessary, the milk is removed from the milk into a larger storage container."
Size: 3391px × 2686px
Location: Sweden
Photo credit: © Classic Picture Library / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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