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Some of the best does have averaged 4^ pounds a day. The butterf at 

 has ranged from 4 to 6 per cent; the general average for two years 

 has been 5.2 per cent. 



The average weight of the mature half-blood Toggenburg does in 

 the bureau's herd in 1917 was 103 pounds. This weight was taken 

 about three months after kidding when the does were in good milking 

 condition. 



The Toggenburg is a very prolific breed; records for three years 

 in the bureau's herd show a little over 200 per cent increase. 



Owing to the fact that Toggenburg goats are more plentiful hi 

 this country than other breeds, a good many grade goats of the 

 Toggenburg type are found in various parts of the country. In fact, 

 many herds have been established by crossing Toggenburg bucks 

 upon does of the common American type. 



NUBIAN. 



The Nubian, although considered a valuable breed, is found in but 

 small numbers in this country. It is a native of Nubia, Upper 

 Egypt, and Abyssinia. Its important peculiarities consist in the 

 length of the large drooping ears and the shape of the head. The 

 outline of the face is convex, the forehead being especially prominent, 

 while there is a depression at the nostrils and the lower jaw projects 

 slightly beyond the upper. The ears are wide at places and of such 

 length that they hang below the jaw and turn slightly upward at 

 the ends. The Nubian is considered a hornless breed, but bucks 

 occasionally develop horns. It is one of the largest breeds of goats. 

 The hair is short and fine, and owing to this condition this breed is 

 less hardy than the leading European breeds and can not stand 

 extreme cold. The color is black, dark brown, or tan, with or with- 

 out white markings. Pure-bred Nubian bucks are said to be free, or 

 nearly so, of the odor so prevalent in the males of other breeds. 



The Nubian breed is very prolific and one of the best for milk 

 production. Nubian bucks have been crossed on common does with 

 very satisfactory results. 



An importation of 4 Nubians was made to this country from 

 Mexico by W. W. Carr, of Virginia, in 1909. These goats came from 

 France to Mexico. 



The Anglo-Nubian, which is a very popular type of goat in England 

 and is found in some sections of the United States, is a cross between 

 the Nubian and the native English goat. These goats are large and 

 valuable for milk production. There is no special fixed color. Black, 

 tan, and red, with or without white, seem to predominate. Occasion- 

 ally some of the goats are found that are either spotted or piebald. 

 All goats of Nubian breeding have similar characteristics. 



