Goats' Milk. 205 



years ago, compared with other milks of average quality. 

 It shows this sample of goats' milk to be richer in butter- 

 fat than all the other milks and only slightly below that 

 of the ewe in general solids : 



Goat. 



Casein 4-06 



Butter-fat 5-14 



Sugar 5-28 



Salts 0-58 



Total Solid Matter . 15-06 

 Water 84-94 



100-00 100-00 100*00 100-00 100-00 

 The Nubian goat, like the Mamber or Syrian, has the 

 character o giving milk very rich in butter-fat, and this 

 quality is shared by the Anglo-Nubian as a rule, whilst 

 the Toggenburg and other Swiss breeds yield a milk that 

 is always poor in this constituent. A good illustration of 

 this fact, which has been proved by repeated experiments, 

 is shown in the following table, extracted from the 

 analyst's tabular report of the milks of goats competing 

 for the milking prizes at the Dairy Show of 1907 : 



