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ears should stand stifflj- erect, are born with their ears 

 hanging hmply, like Nubians, and it will be several days 

 before they assume their proper form. It not infre- 

 quently happens that a breeder of Swiss goats will sell 

 to a beginner a doe in kid, only to be called up on the 

 'phone, at the time of kidding, to liear a distressed voice 

 say, " Yes, the kids came all right; they're fine, but you 

 must have had some accident at breeding time, the kids 

 have Nubian ears! " 



Sore Eyes. — Sometimes it will be noted shortly after 

 the birth of a kid that it has a sore eye. Examination re- 

 veals that the eyelashes are turned in. They must be 

 carefully rolled out, and the eyelid must be held in its 

 proper place for a moment by a pad of cotton wet with 

 boracic acid solution. The inflamed eye can then be re- 

 lieved by being waslied with a few drops of the same 

 solution, and no further trouble will follow. Such a case 

 must be jjromptly cared for, however, or a very sore eye 

 will result. 



Avoiding Inflammation. — Sometimes if the mother 

 has not properly licked the kid, or if some disinfectant 

 like the boracic acid powder has not been used on the 

 navel, it will in a few days show indications of inflamma- 

 tion, perhaps of pus. Wash it with a mild disinfectant, 

 and paint with iodine. Ordinary precautions of cleanli- 

 ness, however, will forestall this possibility of trouble, 



