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goat named Arousillen la Grande, which won several 

 prizes. It was, however, well groomed, and the artist 

 made a somewhat flattering drawing of it. It will.be 

 noticed that the frizzled forelock described by Crepin is 

 absent from this animal. 



THE SUNDGAU. This goat, a variety of the Alpine, 

 is said to be of Alsatian origin. It has short hair of a 

 brilliant black with white markings about the tail and under 

 the body and on the legs. White is also more or less 

 prominently displayed on the head, sometimes in streaks 

 of various depths from the top of the forehead down to 

 the muzzle, sometimes in a mass all over the face. The 

 illustration of Mr. S. Woodiwiss's Sedgemere Faith on 

 page 36 so perfectly agrees with both the description and 

 illustration in M. Crepin's book that I use it here to 

 illustrate" this breed in preference to the Alpine, which 

 this goat has been generally supposed to be. There is a 

 further agreement between Sedgemere Faith and the 

 breed I am here describing, inasmuch as the former, which 

 has won many milking prizes, has given under careful 

 observation the largest yield yet recorded in this country, 

 whilst Crepin credits his specimen of the Sundgau goat 

 named Frenele as being the heaviest milker in his experi- 

 ence, having given the incredible quantity of 8 litres (over 

 6 quarts !) in a day. The breeders of the Sundgau, we are 

 told, obtain high prices for their animals, the females 

 fetching from 4 to 6 each and the males very much 

 more. Many are purchased by the Government, which 

 distributes them, in different districts for the improvement 

 of local strains. 



THE TARENTAISE. This is another variety claiming 

 Alpine origin, for it cannot be called a distinct breed by 

 any means, as its peculiarity is restricted to its colour, 

 which, like the Schwarzhals amongst Swiss breeds, consists 

 of two kinds. In this case, however, it is the head 



