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the awakening of interest and initiative in this business 

 of estabhshing grade herds. 



Encouragement has been given to breeders who are 

 engaged in building uj) grade stock In' the action of the 

 American Milk Goat Record Association, which rules 

 that an}' goat whicli carries 96% per cent. (31/32) pure 

 blood will be recorded, not as a grade, but as an Ameri- 

 can Toggenburg, Saanen, or Nubian, according to the 

 sires used in grading up. Each genei-ation nmst be re- 

 corded in the records of the Association and, of course, 

 only registered, pure l)red sires may be used. Starting 

 with good native does, ten years will suffice to transform 

 a bunch of " scrubs " into a handsome, typical, and 

 highly profitable herd of American Saanens, Nubians, 

 or Toggenburgs, as the case may be, and the ten year 

 interval of grades will have proved a profitable period 

 as well. 



In the increase of these grade lierds by the use of 

 pure bred sires lies indeed the future hope of the in- 

 dustry. And it is not only the professional breeder who 

 can contribute to this work — for even the humblest 

 family " Nannies " can be made to do their share in en- 

 larging and improving the supply of milk goats through 

 the intelligent cooperation of their owners and the main- 

 tenance of pure bred sires. 



So while we must say at the present time that the de- 



