The writer has known a great many instances where parties having 

 goats to sell will misrepresent the milking qualities of their goats. Pur- 

 chasers should be very cautious about buying milch goat stock. Buy from 

 reliable parties if possible, and don't believe too much about what is said 

 by some people regarding their "5 and 6" quart does. Such stock in this 

 country is very scarce and such does sell readily when their milking ability 

 is proven. 



I know one grade goat that is giving five quarts of milk a day and the 

 owner has refused $100 for her. A four-quart milker will bring $50, one 

 that gives three quarts, $30 to $35, and so on down. 



Sometimes a goat giving a quart may be picked up cheap, and if it is 

 a first kid she may make a good milker later, as a two-quart milker will 

 supply an average family with milk. 



The kids range in price the same all the way from $10 up. The best 

 way for one to get a start unless they have plenty of money is to buy the 

 kids and raise them. Of course, however, where one only wishes the mrk 

 and does not care for fancy marks or color, a cheaper goat is just as good. 



SHIPPING GOATS 



IN shipping goats it is nearly always customary to crate them and ship 

 by express, it is customary for the purchaser to pay the express charges 

 unless the owner quotes a price to the customer in which the owner agrees 

 to prepay the express charges which is very seldom done. Shipping goats 

 C. 0. D. is a very bad practice, for if the purchaser changes his mind and 

 decides not to take the goats upon their" arrival at their destination the 

 owner then has to pay the express charges both ways with an accumulated 

 feed bill while the express company is awaiting instructions for their return. 

 In constructing a crate for shipping it is very important that the crate 

 be made as light as possible and at the same time strong, a solid bottom of 

 % inch light boards is necessary, and a frame of 1x2 inch material next, 

 wire netting can then be drawn around the sides, ends, and top, then put 

 3 or 4 strands of smooth wire around the entire crate and twist tight. This 

 makes the crate "goat tight" or, if there is no woven wire at hand, make 

 a frame as above, and nail thin box boards perpendicular, leaving 3 or 4 

 inches between boards, then draw 2 or 3 double strands of wire around the 

 crate and twist the wires between each board. This makes the crate rigid, 

 yet it is light. The size of the crate should be in accordance with the 

 number of goats to be shipped, the size of the goats, and the distance they 

 are to travel. Enough space should be allowed so that the goats can lie 

 down or stand up straight. As a rule the crate would weigh about one half 

 of the body weight of the goat to be shipped; if a goat weighed 60 Ibs. the 

 crate would weight 30 Ibs., and the shipment including goat and crate would 

 weigh 90 Ibs. Where a number of goats are shipped in one crate the 

 weight of the crate should be still less in proportion to the body weight of 

 the goats which makes the cost of shipping far less for the purchaser, and 

 it is a good plan for those wishing to buy one or two goats to get their 

 neighbors and friends interested and have a number come in the same crate, 



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