10 MODERN MILK GOATS 



native does and the pure Swiss bucks, began to appear 

 in many parts of the country. The imported goats 

 seemed to adapt themselves readily to all the varieties of 

 our chmate, and increased vigorously, but it was very 

 soon apj3arent that the western states, and notably Cali- 

 fornia, were destined to take the lead in this new industry. 

 Famous Imported Bucks. — For in the dispersal of 

 the original importations several groups went directly 

 to California, and shortly afterwards other animals were 

 acquired by purchase, so that as early as 1908 there was 

 already in that state a considerable nmiiber of the pure 

 bred does and a group of bucks who have made history 

 as the founders of large and valuable herds. In this list 

 the preeminent names are William Tell 172, the Crown 



Prince of the Sceni 140, Chieftain 281 and Prince Bis- 

 mark 159, all Toggenburgs, and Andreas Hofer 177, a 

 remarkable Saanen buck. 



California Herds. — The rapid increase, of the Cali- 

 fornia herds is probably due to a combination of factors 

 that have been singularly favorable to this industry. 

 First, the dry, even climate and the abundance of feed, 

 both wild and cultivated, offered conditions that were 

 almost ideal for the maintenance and development of the 

 milk goat. In addition to these natural advantages, the 

 character of the population influenced the new industry 

 favorably. For California is notably a land of wide 



