PURE-BRED TOGGENBURG DOES 



These, with the Guggisbergcr knrl Saanen (Fig. 3), form the standard vSwiss breeds. America 

 has not yet developed a distinctive breed. These five igoats were giving 49 pounds of milk 

 daily when the picture was taken. Courtesy of The Goaf World. (Fig. 5.) 



Climaxing the claims to be put for- 

 ward in its favor is consideration of 

 economy. First is the small space into 

 which it may be cramped and the con- 

 sequent cheap housing, covering all 

 exactions in two particulars, so difficult 

 to provide for in the instance of the 

 more gross and untidy cow. The back 

 yard, at command of most households, 

 and a kennel such as is often provided 

 for the children's pet dog, will suffice, 

 while the unusual freedom from odor of 

 the doe, with its exceptional cleanliness, 

 fits it for close proximity to residences 

 or other buildings, and its docility per- 

 mits its use for the children's pet. 

 Again, no other discovered domestic 

 animal that could fill the place can be 

 fed at as small an outlay. In quantity 

 of feed, careful computations figure on 

 one-eighth of what is required to main- 

 tain a cow in like condition. In actual 



cost, this amount may be indefinitely 

 reduced in the vast majority of in- 

 stances. Tethering out in summer on 

 lawns, road sides, vacant lots, etc., will 

 be found feasible, frequently sustaining 

 entirely for an extended period. The 

 weeds and waste from gardens, peelings 

 and discarded vegetables, with scraps 

 from the table, will furnish another 

 large portion of acceptable provender. 

 Then the class of feed to be purchased 

 may be of the cheapest order of forage 

 and mill products, articles which the 

 goat relishes as no other domestic 

 animal. 



The sale of kids produced, and the 

 meat and pelt value, which have been 

 the chief revenues derived from han- 

 dling the common goat, have not been 

 mentioned — left entirely as "velvet." 



A main obstacle to a wide ownership 

 in this country, aside from shortness of 



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