MILK GOATS. 



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hurdles and can be utilized as long as necessary. After the does have 

 kidded and the kids are ready to be taken away, the does are trans- 

 ferred to the stalls. Until the kids are at least a month old they are 

 fed and handled in the temporary pens. 



FIG. 1. Plan of goat dair y at Bureau of Animal Industry experiment farm, Beltsville, Md. 



The milking room is separated from the main room and has a con- 

 crete floor with the walls and ceiling concrete-plastered so that they can 

 be kept clean by flushing out with the hose. This room is equipped 

 with a sink, milk scales, and milking stand. The milk is handled in 

 another room called the milk room. This room is equipped with a 



FIG. 2. A, side view of single stall and manger; B, division between stall and manger. The opening 

 allows the goat to feed and prevents all waste of feed. 



cooler, a sink, and a sterilizer. The grain is kept in the feed bins at 

 the east end of the main dairy. Hay is stored in another near-by 

 building. 



BREEDS AND TYPES OF GOATS. 



Although there are many breeds and types of milk goats in the 

 world, only a few of them have been imported to this country. This 

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