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by that name in Switzerland; the Saanan, also a Swiss breed; 

 and several others. The Maltese is one of the best milkers, 

 and may produce three or four quarts a day. This is a 

 hornless goat, usually white in color. The Toggenburg 

 is rated highly as a milker, often producing four or five quarts 

 a day. This breed is medium brown in color, with white 

 stripes down the face. The Saanan is a white or creamy- 

 colored goat, and is noted for yielding equally well with the 

 Toggenburg. In Europe goats are milked about six months 

 before drying off. There is some demand for the milk of the 

 goat, because it agrees so well with invalids and children. 

 In regions outside of America where poor people live in 

 large numbers, goats are commonly kept as a source of milk. 

 The people of these countries value them highly, and they 

 mean as much to them as milch cows mean to us. 



SOME THINGS YOU MIGHT REMEMBER ABOUT SHEEP 



1. The three classes or groups. 



2. How the Merino breed was introduced and promoted in America. 



3. Some of the features of Merino wool. 



4. Who Ellman and Webb were, and what they did. 



5. What the Southdown is valued for today. 



6. Why the Shropshire is popular. 



7. The origin of the Oxford Down. 



8. The color markings of the Southdown, Shropshire, Oxford, and 

 Hampshire. 



9. What breeds of mutton sheep have horns in both sexes. 



10. Why the head of the Cheviot is attractive. 



11. What breed of sheep Bakewell improved. 



12. Why mutton from the large breeds is not popular. 



13. Where the Lincoln is popular and the prices it brings. 



14. What the fleece of the Angora is, and its use. 



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