CHAPTER IV 



THE INDUSTRY TO-DAY 



Its Substantial Basis. — It is clear, then, that the 

 sudden rise to jjopularity of tlie milk goat in the United 

 States is no passing fad, but is accounted for by definite 

 and well established facts — the peculiar and very great 

 value of the milk, the economy of its production, the 

 adaptability of the goat, her beauty, and her desirability 

 as a pet. Out of the steady and increasing demand for 

 milk goats has arisen an industry which, although it is a 

 new comer in the field of American stock breeding, has 

 already made good its claim to recognition. Indeed, so 

 consistent and overwhelming is the evidence in favor of 

 goat milk for infants and ailing children that the work 

 of goat breeding takes on tlie aspect not only of a legiti- 

 mate business enterprise, but also of a humanitarian 

 undertaking. 



Goat breeders may well feel themselves a responsible 

 and very valuable ally in the present nation wide cam- 

 paign for child welfare and in the battle against the 

 white plague. This also gives the work a substantial and 

 permanent character, for it is certain that the demand 



for milk goats and goat milk will never lapse as long as 

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