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upkeep. Under favorable circumstances the cost for 

 feed will be considerably less, and the returns in produc- 

 tion in many does runs considerably higher than the 

 figm-es offered here. 



In the household whei-e pasteurized milk would be 

 the basis of comparison, at 17 cents a cpiart, or 08 cents 

 a gallon, the milk of tlie doe would be credited at $102, 

 which is still a handsome return over the cost of her up- 

 keep. At the same time, tlie returns in actual nourish- 

 ment are vei-y much higher than from the ^pasteurized 

 market milk with which the goat milk is compared. 



Adaptability of Milk Goats. — Another practical ad- 

 vantage of the goat over tlie dairy cow is that because 

 of her small size and cleanly habits slie can be kept in 

 fpiarters where space is at a premium, and where a cow 

 could not possibly be establislied. Again, at the other 

 end of the scale, in the wide waste si)aces of undeveloped 

 country, herds of goats will make excellent use of land 

 covered with brush and weed growths upon which a 

 cow would starve, but upon which a goat maintains her- 

 self in good condition. 



Economical Production One Reason for Popularity. 

 — While it is not intended liei'e to give an exhaustive 

 discussion of costs and profits, enough has l)een said to 

 show that the populai-ity of the goat rests in part upon 

 her economical use of feed, and lier proved ability to 



