68 PKACTICAL ANGOKA GOAT RAISING. 



Sheep's manure has been used for years on or- 

 chards and vegetable gardens, and in the last few 

 years goats' manure has been in demand, selling at 

 from $6 to $7.50 a ton, depending upon the purity of 

 the fertilizer. It must be remembered that only a 

 small portion of this manure is dropped at the night 

 bed-ground, the balance is evenly distributed over the 

 land upon which the goats are feeding. The goats not 

 only rid the farm of objectionable weeds and brush, 

 but they help to furnish a rich soil in which grass 

 will grow. This fact has been so thoroughly demon- 

 strated that western farmers, who have large tracts of 

 wheat or barley stubble to rent during the summer, 

 are always anxious to get goats upon this land. 



OTHER PRODUCTS. 



The horns of the goats are used to make handles 

 for pocket knives, etc. The hoofs are used in the 

 manufacture of glue. 



