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When quite dry they can be laid aside until there are 

 enough to send to a tannery for dressing. 



If the dressing is to be done at home, full and 

 very useful directions are to be found for this process 

 in the " Goat World," March, 1917, p. 7, " The Tan- 

 ning of a Goat Skin for Home Use and Ornament," 

 C. W. Hibbard. 



Fertilizer. — One more product of goats must not be 

 overlooked — the manure, which is no small item in the 

 account to their credit. It has the highest value of any 

 fertilizer known, and if the premises are so arranged 

 that it can be kept reasonably free from dirt and litter, it 

 commands very high prices from gardeners and orchard- 

 ists who are working on an intensive scale. 



QUESTIONS 



1 . Name the various outlets for milk goat products. 



2. Give several helpful suggestions which a breeder might follow in 



disposing of surplus stock. 



3. Discuss fully the outlook for the goat cheese industry. 



4. In what ways can cream be obtained from goat milk .'' 



5. How great is the demand for goat butter? 



6. When would it pay one to use the goat to produce meat? 



7. To what use can the goat hides be put? 



8. Of what value is goat m^anure? 



