GOAT BREEDING AS A VOCATION FOR WOMEN 73 



the establishment and prosperous development of the 

 milk goat business. 



Starting Without Capital. — To the young woman 

 who loves animals and the outdoor life but who has no 

 capital to establish a goat breeding business, there are 

 several sides of the industry that might make an appeal, 

 and that would l)e within the scope of her limitations. If, 

 for instance, there were in the possession of her family, 

 or othei'wise available, any areas of waste brush land, 

 she might at a small outlay of cash use them in making 

 a start by buying a few native does and a good milk 

 buck, and handling these animals as has been suggested 

 under the discussion of the " Range Herd," so creating 

 for herself the nucleus of a productive herd at a small 

 outlay. She would, of course, have no income from sucli 

 a venture for some time, and it would be a venture that 

 would appeal most to the girl whose family wishes her 

 to remain at home, and who has no immediate necessity 

 for self-support, but wlio. with characteristic American 

 initiative, desires some work that is distinctly her own, 

 and that is, at the same time, essentially useful 

 and valuable. 



Other yoimg women, in homes nearer the centers of 

 civilization, where sj^ace is limited, could make a similar 

 beginning for a small outlay by buying a couple of 

 grade does, as good as could be afforded, and, by breed- 



