18 MODERN MILK GOATS 



of the publication has recently been changed to " The 

 Angoi-a and INIilk Goat Journal." In 1916 a new peri- 

 odical, the " Goat World," was started at Baldwin 

 Park, California, devoted exclusively to the interests of 

 the milk goat, and the gi-owth of its circulation is a good 

 indication of the rapid progi-ess of tlie industry. 



Goat Milk Condensary. — Tlie demand for goat milk 

 for infants in cities where the fresh milk was not easily 

 obtained led, in 191.5, to an experiment in condensing 

 goat milk. A large herd of goats was collected at 

 King City, Calif., a condensary was built, and the milk 

 was soon on the market. It met with gi-eat success, and 

 the herd and condensary have recently l)een enlarged, and 

 a plan is under way to establish in the neighborhood a 

 community of goat breeders, their herds to be contribu- 

 tary to the condensary. 



Milk Goats at Live Stock Shows. — Another evidence 

 of the growth of interest in tlie industry has been shown 

 in the live stock exhibitions of recent years, where the 

 milk goat lias become an accepted and important feature, 

 and one that is sure to be a crow^ded center of attraction. 



The progress thus made, in less than fifteen years, 

 from the despised alley goat of the poor immigrant to 

 this vigorous and prosperous industry representing 

 an impressive amount of invested capital, augurs well 

 for the future, when we shall confidently expect 



