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MODERN MI].K GOATS 



though after the first month the healthy kid gains rapidly 

 in hardihood and overcomes to some degree his suscepti- 

 hility to cold and damp, still it is wise to ol)serve for all 



the kids the same precau- 

 tions are necessary for the 

 first month. 



Proper Condition at 

 W eaning. — A kid at 

 weaning time, four 

 months, should weigh, for 

 a doe, about forty to fifty 

 pounds, a buck fifty to 

 sixty. Thej^ shoidd have 

 completed at that age tlie 

 change of coat (which 

 begins at about two and a 

 half months), and should 

 have a smooth, glossy ap- 

 pearance, indicating a 

 state of perfect health. It 

 should not be fat, and 

 especially it should not be " pot bellied." Too fat a kid 

 indicates lack of balance in the rations. A pot bellied kid 

 betrays a scant ration of milk or grain feed, forcing the 

 kid to fill up on hay beyond his natural capacity. The 

 well fed kid will not be fat, but will be covered with a 



i-'iG. 4.3. — Las L jbnta-- Don Uabpai lu^^t 

 weaned, 91^2 lbs not quite tivt, months old 



