viii PREFACE 



greatest need of all is best filled by tlie milk of goats, 

 with its close approach to human milk and its beneficent 

 curative qualities. 



One cannot afford to remain in ignorance of such a 

 real factor in our 2:)resent agi'icultural and economic life. 

 This book is written in the hope that it will give not only 

 the required information concerning the new and gi-ow- 

 ing industry of milk goat breeding, with its by-products, 

 but also such complete instructions on tlie care of these 

 little animals that no one, however inexperienced, need 

 deny himself the profit and pleasure of possessing his 

 own milk goat. 



In the preparation of this book another purpose has 

 been held in mind. In many of our high schools, courses 

 in agriculture are being introduced, and even gi'ade 

 schools are giving their pupils an opportunity to study 

 the underlying princijjles of agriculture. Until this 

 time there has been no text- book meeting the need of 

 those students who desire to take up work along the lines 

 of milk goat raising. This book has been prepared with 

 a view to furnish students in the schools and colleges an 

 opportunity to gain further knowledge along this line 

 of Animal Husbandry. 



In this connection I wish to express the most sincere 

 and grateful appreciation for the assistance of Professor 

 Edwin C. Voorhies, of the Animal Husbandry Depart- 



