72 MODERN MILK GOATS 



" a way with animals." Lucky the goat keeper who 

 lias " a way! " 



Business Ability. — So much for the qualifications 

 necessary to a breeder on the creati\'e side of her work. 

 The animals once raised must be sold, and so must their 

 product. This means that tiie goat woman must also be 

 a business woman, trained in the routine of office work — 

 accounts, records, files, the inevitable card catalogue — 

 all necessary to deal witli the details of handling regis- 

 tered higli 2>riced stock. She must be a good sales- 

 woman, with a gift for writing advertisements and good 

 selling letters, a capable judge of human nature — in 

 sli(jrt, she must be a successful merchant as well as a 

 successful breeder. 



Is this a formidable list of qualifications^ \\\ no 

 means — granted good health, and " a way with animals," 

 the average i\niericau woman will present or achieve 

 the rest of the list, justifying her clioice of a lifework 

 by the substantial coutriliution she makes to tlie economic 

 wealth of the nation and to the welfare of tlic race. 



Capital. — Aside from the personal qualifications, 

 there arc other conditions essential to success, which 

 must be considered before one would turn to goat breed- 

 ing as a means of livelihood. Capital to buy stock, land, 

 buildings and equipment, and a location that will pro- 

 vide a suitalile market, these are the two main factors in 



