Milker

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Skill: Milker

Sprite(s)
Association
Profession	Farmer
Job Title	Milker
Labor	Milking
Tasks
Milk Animal
Workshop
Farmer's workshop
Attributes
Strength Agility Endurance Kinesthetic Sense

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Milker is the skill associated with the milking labor. Milkers will milk creatures in a farmer's workshop, requiring an empty bucket. There are several milkable animals in-game, including cows, donkeys, sheep and horses. Milk is the ingredient for cheese, which in turn can be used to make high-quality food at the kitchen.

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The exact procedure of milking is a prime example of co-evolution: The dwarf will first place a bucket in the workshop and then lead the cow to the bucket. They will then promptly leave and let the cow do her business. Once the cow is finished she'll then give the dwarf a whistle and will be led back to her pasture, leaving behind a full bucket to be carried off.

A human milking a cow in Austrailia, 1943. Dwarves do it better because... height reasons...

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