THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



at home for a number of days, variety is sup- 

 plied at lunch time by very small quantities 

 of silage, oak leaves, acorns, and horse-chest- 

 nuts ; these three last being collected and stored 

 in the fall. We always give a few acorns and 

 horse-chestnuts when silage is first fed, as they 

 are astringents and counteract the effect which 

 unaccustomed grain food might cause. Trim- 

 mings from the orchard and fruit garden will 

 also be thankfully received by the prisoners. 

 Goats of high or low degree are most fastidi- 

 ous about the cleanliness of their food, and 

 will refuse to eat turnips or other roots unless 

 they have been thoroughly washed, nor will 

 they eat hay or fodder of any sort which 

 has been tainted by mud or the stable floor. 

 Hence the necessity for racks so arranged that 

 the contents cannot be thrown on the ground. 



INCREASING FLOCK AND CARE OF THE KIDS 



To insure strong, full-sized animals, the doe 

 should not be bred until she is one year old, 

 though at the commencement of grading up 



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