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MODERN MILK GOATS 



tients, and for persons convalescing from all kinds of 

 sickness who need to have their impoverished bodies re- 

 built with the greatest possible speed and ease. 



Quantity Yielded. — Next in importance as a factor 

 accounting for the popularity of the goat is the low cost 



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Fig. 9. — California Gretel, a pure bred Toggenburtr owned by the I^niversity of California. 



showing the annount of milk she produced in 10 months, .32 ten gallon cans full. This dnc 



holds the world's record for milk production over all animaLs, goats or cows, in proportiun 



to body weight, — 2!)0(l pounds in one j'ear. 



of production of goat milk as conii)ared witli cow milk 

 for the family milk sui)])ly. In tliis connection tlie first 

 question to be asked will be, how much milk does a 

 goat give? 



A good native doe, or a grade, to be profitable, ought 

 to give two quarts a day when fresh and maintain this 



