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of the British Goat Society gives pedigrees as far back 

 as 1875, whilst the Prize Record, which forms part of these 

 volumes, supplies all the information necessary in regard 

 to shows and the prizes won. Milking-prize winners have 

 there a separate section, and all she-goats that have carried 

 off prizes in milking competitions are distinguished by a 

 star placed against their names. The British Goat Society 

 also publishes annually a list of stud-goats which have 

 been accepted by the Committee, and are recommended as 

 specially qualified, either for their performances in the 

 show-ring or more generally for their pedigrees (and fre- 

 quently on account of both), for breeding good milking- 

 stock. In this list also published in the Herd Book 

 he-goats owning a star milker as dam and a sire whose 

 dam was also the produce of a milking-prize winner are 

 distinguished by the sign of the dagger (t) affixed to their 

 names, so that breeders can see at a glance which are 

 the goats specially adapted by virtue of their pedi- 

 gree to breed exceptional milking- stock. Such goats, 

 popularly known as " Dagger Billies," are in great 

 request. Amongst the most notable of these at the 

 present day (1909) may be mentioned Sedgemere Fitz- 

 faithf (H.B. 1445), a Swiss, and Copthorne Nimrodf 

 (H.B. T,i72) a pure Toggenburg (Fig. 36, page 267), 

 the former owning Sedgemere Faith and the latter Sedge- 

 mere Capella as a milking-prize dam.* 



Breeders who desire to keep a record of their goats' 

 pedigrees, show honours, and stud visits will do well 

 to obtain a copy of the Breeder's and Exhibitor's Record, 

 by W. K. Taunton, published by L. Upcott Gill at 

 the offices of The Bazaar, Drury Lane, W.C. The 

 work is sold in three parts " Pedigree," " Stud," 

 and " Show " at the price of 25. 6d. each part. 



* Copthorne Nimrod unfortunately died soon after the above was 

 written. 



