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also, I believe, if allowed to become very thirsty. What- 

 ever cause may induce it, the habit becomes very difficult 

 to eradicate. The practice with some people is to smear 

 the teats with ointment in which some strong and nasty - 

 tasting stuff has been incorporated, such as creosote or 

 asafoetida. Care, however, must be taken not to use any 

 chemical that would act on the surface of the teat 

 and cause pain or injury, and of course it will be no good 

 to attempt to use the milk as long as the ointment remains 

 on, because in the process of milking, unless the teat 

 be washed each time, and no attempt at stripping made, 

 the milk will naturally acquire the nauseous taste intended 

 to disgust the goat. 



Another and better plan consists in putting on the goat 

 a loose collar composed of short sticks sharpened to a 

 point at each end, and called a " cradle." These have a 

 hole at about 2 in. from the points, through which a thick 

 string is passed and fastened firmly to each stick to prevent 

 it from sliding, the latter being about ijin. distant one 

 from the other. When placed on the goat the sticks lie 

 parallel with the animal's neck, but as she turns to reach 

 her teats her neck comes in contact with the sharp ends 

 and prevents her from attaining her object. Collars like 

 this are also used on young bucks to cure them of 

 objectionable habits. 



A third arrangement, and this is as effective as any, 

 consists in fixing on the goat a head-stall the nose-band 

 of which has sharp spikes projecting from the front. 

 These spikes are no inconvenience to the animal whilst 

 grazing, but as soon as she attempts to reach her udder 

 the points compel her to desist. 



Secretion of MHK. Without Tre-Vious fartar/tion. 



Instances occasionally occur, though they are not very 

 common, in which a goat gives milk without ever having 



