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short, except a strip dong the spinal 

 column, and down the flank. It is prac- 

 tically a hornless breed. All the better 

 does are considered excellent milkers. 

 Other important Swiss breeds are the 

 Appenzell and Schwarzthal goat. 



The Maltese goat is the important 

 milk breed produced on the island of 

 Malta in the Mediterranean sea. Among 

 the important German milk breeds are 



the Schwarzwald goats, which is a fawn 

 colored breed with a black stripe down 

 the middle of the back; the Langensal- 

 zaer goat, a hornless breed of various 

 colors, Harz Mountain goats, etc. For 

 •an extended account of Milch goats 

 see United States Department Agricul- 

 ture, Bureau Animal Industry Bui. No. 

 68, by George F. Thompson. The 

 American Milch Goat Record Associa- 

 tion was organized in 1903. 



