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A good goat should give 800 to 1000 pounds (approximately 400-500 

 quarts) during a lactation period. Many breeders speak of the pro- 

 duction of their animals in rather uncertain terms, such as a four- 

 quart doe, a three-quart doe, etc. This refers to the production for 

 a single day during the maximum flow of milk. The individuality of 

 the animal is the greatest factor influencing milk production. Breed 

 is also an important factor. The Toggenburg and Saanen are, as a 

 rule, heavy milkers, while but little is definitely known in regard to 



Fig. 5. Saanen doe Juare (imported). 



(Courtesy of R. R. Glahn, Los Angeles, Cal.) 



the production of the other breeds in this state at the present time. 

 Pegler states that the Anglo-Nubian is a good milker of rich milk, 

 containing more butter-fat than that of Swiss goats, although the yield 

 is not as a rule as large. 1 



The Toggenburg doe, Fanette, owned by Mr. Winthrop Howland 

 of Rancho El Chivar, Redlands, California, is reported as giving 

 2680 pounds of milk in twelve months. Five does of the same breed 

 on the University Farm yielded 2148, 1553, 1341, 1283, and 1090 

 pounds of milk during a lactation period of twelve, eleven, eleven, ten, 



i Pegler, The Boole of the Goat, p. 31. 



