Meaning of share milking | Babel Free
Definitions
Noun. [B2]
Examples
“Tasman Agriculture, as the Paterson operation was called, went over to one hundred per cent share⟳ milking and within another eighteen months went public with 17,000 cows.”
“About 30 per cent of the dairy farms are operated on a share⟳ milking basis where, for example, the owner is responsible for the farm maintenance and the fertilizer costs, whilst the share⟳ milker owns and milks the cows.”
“Share⟳ milking is fairly common in years with good springs; a woman who has time will milk and process⟳ the milk of a flock where the women have⟳ no time, and share⟳ the produce⟳.”
“In this case share⟳ milking meant keeping the mother from her calf during the night and seeing that the family's requirements were met first in the morning.”
““Share⟳ milking,” as it is called, was challenged in Indiana, and it took a lengthy battle with the bureaucracy and finally the help⟳ of the governor personally before Mark⟳ and Debbie were allowed to proceed”
“Another option for OAD is “share⟳ milking"—leaving the calf with the cow while still milking.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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