MILK <;(>ATS. 



13 



hornless breed, occasionally one is found with horns. F. S. Peer, 

 after a trip in the Toggenburg Valley, stated that he did not see a 

 specimen with horns, owing no doubt to the prevailing custom there 

 of weeding out those that developed horns. The color of the Toggen- 

 burg is brown with a light stripe or bar down each side of the face. 

 The legs below the knees and hocks are light gray or almost white. 

 The wattles or appendages, two in number, attached to the under 

 side of the neck, are very characteristic of this breed. 



There are really two types of the Toggenburg , the short-haired and 

 the long-haired. Mr. Peer stated after visiting the Toggenburg 

 Valley in 1904 that he was not able to get a positive answer that one 

 type was any hardier than the other. 



FIG. 6. Toggenburg doe. 



The first record of importations of the Toggenburg into the United 

 States was in 1893, when W. A. Shafor, of Hamilton, Ohio, imported 

 4 head from England. In 1904 F. S. Peer imported from Switzerland 

 for other persons 16 head, which later became widely distributed. 

 The largest importation of milk goats ever made to this country was 

 in 1905, when K. N. Riddle, of New Jersey, imported 119 Toggenburgs. 

 These goats were sold over a wide territory. Anothei importation 

 of 9 head was made in 1905 by F. S. Peer. In 1906 Fred Stucker 

 imported 13 head. The latest importation was one buck from the 

 West Indies by Dr. Gregg, of California, in 1916. 



