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consideration is, " What is the nearest good pure bred 

 buck to which I can breed my doe?" Other things 

 being equal, the answer to this question should be 

 the determining factor. If the herd to be estabhshed 

 must meet range conditions, the more rugged Swiss 

 breeds will probably be the more successful. If the 



Fig. 30. — Saaneng on the hillside. (Courtesy L. A. Bridinger, Santa Rosa, Calif.) 



herd is to consist of a pure bred buck and native does, 

 the choice would be determined somewhat by the char- 

 acter of the does. If white does were available in any 

 number, a Saanen buck should be the choice. It is use- 

 less, from the point of view of type, to cross a Toggen- 

 burg buck with a white doe, as the white seems to be a 

 very persistent characteristic, which many generations 



