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Nubians have had to stand the test of the closest inbreed- 

 ing, but in spite of this handicap they have made good 

 their claim to preeminence as a profitable milk breed, 

 while the richness of their milk and the extraordinary 

 beauty of many individuals have won them the most 

 enthusiastic admiration. 



Again, in 1913, two prize winning Saanen goats sur- 

 mounted through long quarantine the strictness of our 

 embargo on continental live stock, and found their way 

 to California. This pair, Alta Franz and Alta Jaure, 

 have made a rich contribution to the Saanen blood of the 

 country, and especially have added an impetus to the 

 growth of this breed in California. 



Milk Goat Record Associations. — Although the most 

 immediate development of the milk goat industry was 

 in the West, it is making astonishing strides in every part 

 of the United States and our island possessions as well. 

 The evidences of this development are many. IVIost not- 

 able is the foundation and rapid growtli of tlie registry 

 associations. Very shortly after the 1905 importations 

 the American Milk Goat Record Association was estab- 

 lished, and to-day, fifteen years later, it numbers more 

 than 8000 registered milk goats. The careful system of 

 registry of this association has guarded successfully the 

 pedigrees of the pure bred stock. Although breeders 

 would covet the opportunity to obtain new blood for 



