IMPORTED MILK GOATS 9 



been selected by its creators for the following points: 

 large size, heavy milk yield, naturally hornless heads, 

 and a pure Miite color. The other breed that aroused 

 admiration was the Toggenburg, bred in the Toggen- 

 burg Valley, and selected for exactly the same points as 

 the Saanen except in color. The Toggenburg is brown, 

 with characteristic markings in white, described in 

 detail elsewhere. 



Importation of Swiss Goats. — As a result of these 

 investigations, in 1904 the first importation of Swiss 

 goats arrived in the United States, 10 Saanens and IG 

 Toggenbiu'gs. In the following two years 39 Saanens 

 and 141 Toggenbin-gs were imported. After tliat date, 

 the United States, because of the prevalence of hoof and 

 mouth disease on the continent of Europe, i)laced a quar- 

 antine on live stock from aliroad, and further importa- 

 tions from the continent ceased. 



Rapid Increase. — Those Swiss goats which had ar- 

 rived before the embargo was established were widely 

 dispersed by sale throughout the United States. Al- 

 though many of the original animals died shortly after 

 their arrival because of tlie hardships of the trip, for the 

 most part they did well, and their beauty of type and 

 hea^y milk production won favor for them wherever 

 they went. Herds of milk goats, formed from the pure 

 Swiss stock and from grade animals, crosses between our 



