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Premature Lactation. — One more point will com- 

 plete the discussion of the goatling and her needs. In 

 our very highly bred milk strains, the goatling at twelve 

 or thirteen months of age, sometimes earlier, will make 

 an udder, although she has never been bred. This is 



Fig. 49. — Triplet Saanen does age four months owned by Dr. .1. W. Henderson, of Berkeley, 

 Calif. Echo Mabette (right) has already formed a perfect udder, well filled with milk. 



especially likely to happen when she is born in the early 

 spring, and the next spring, having been well fed and 

 being in the best of condition, is turned out to lush pas- 

 ture. These little premature udders must be carefully 

 watched. Usually they need no care, and disappear with 

 the coming of fall and dry feed, Sometimes, however, 



