326 SHEEP FARMING IN AMERICA. 



opened to the importation of these kindly ani- 

 mals and that an industry may spring up here. 

 The best adapted to our climate would seem to 

 be the goats of Switzerland and Grermany, the 

 Toggenburger and Saanen breeds being espe- 

 cially desirable. 



The Nubian goat is the greatest milker of 

 them all, as well as the largest in size, but is 

 not hardy in the colder parts of our country. 

 Crosses of the Nubian on other goats are hard- 

 ier and good milkers. It is remarkable that 

 Africa should have given us this animal, the 

 sole representative of its breeding that has 

 come to us if we except the fat-tailed sheep of 

 Tunis. 



Doubtless these Nubian goats gave milk in 

 the days of Joseph and Pharaoh. 



