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MODERN MILK GOATS 



Choosing a Goat. — Plaviiig located a possible source 

 of supjily for his needs, the next question the house- 

 holder will ask himself will be, " How shall I know a 

 good goat when I see one? " This question will be most 

 helpfully answered by a study of the breed standards 

 printed in Appendix E. These standards were compiled 



Kit^. IS. — A good family goat. This doe had neither breeding nor good looks tu 

 recommend her, but ahe gave enough milk to raise her little mistress. 



with the intention of not only defining the special breed 

 points of an animal, but the points of a good dairy type 

 as well. No matter which of the three breeds one has 

 decided upon for his choice, one will be repaid, if a be- 

 ginner, by a careful study of all three of these standards, 

 the better to fix in his mind the points of a good 

 dairy animal. 



