THE POPULARITY OF MILK GOATS 



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produce the best kind of milk at the lowest possible price 

 under all kinds of conditions. 



The Beauty of Well Bred Goats.— In addition to this 

 substantial advantage of milk goats, their popularity is 

 interwoven with two elements of human nature tliat are 

 no less significant because they cannot be measured in 



Fig. 12. — Milk Goats eatinc with relish a coarse swamp prass, refused by all other animals. 



This sort of forage alone will not produce heavy milk yields, but, projjcrly supplemented, 



it is a valuable C(mtribution tu the upkeep of the herd. 



economic terms. One is our innate love of beauty, and 

 our pride in beautiful possessions. This pride is warmly 

 satisfied by the loveliness of line and color and the grace 

 of bearing that marks the well bred goat. 



Value as Pets. — Eqimlly deep seated in every human 

 heart is the desire for small dependent creatures about 

 us upon which we may spend oiu- affection and care — our 



