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means, like a little goat. A little goat, that of all God's 

 creatures is the gayest, the loveliest, the most serviceable 

 to man. Only we must remember that we cannot hope 

 to subjugate her, or bring her under rule and rote as we 

 can the more placid cow. But, unlike the cow, we can 

 control her through her quick and ardent affections. If 

 we are willing to preserve the loving relationship she is 

 eager to establish with us, and to watch and understand 

 her varying moods, then we shall find we have in our 

 little goat, " capricious " though she may be, the sweet- 

 est, gayest and most amusing companion in all the world, 

 and the most efficient partner of our pocketbook.f 



QUESTIONS 



1. What is meant by the term " goatling ".'' 



2. Discuss the care of the goatling. 



3. When is the goatling old enough to breed.'' 



4. What are the indications of heat in a doe? 



5. When are does usually in season ? How often .'' 



6. Describe the method of caring for premature lactation in a 



goatling. 



7. What special care should be given the pregnant doe ? 



8. State the dangers resulting from abortion. Discuss the treat- 



ment of abortion. 



9. What is the gestation period in a goat? 



10. Discuss the treatment to be given a kidding doe. 



11. How do American methods of feeding the doe diifer from those 



advocated by M. Crepin, the eminent French writer? 



12. What special care should the doe's udder receive? 



13. What causes a doe to become a " self sucker " and what is the 



remedy for this condition? 



14. How would you learn to milk a goat? 



15. Give several suggestions that would be helpful in developing a 



heavy milker. 



t Reproduced from the " Goat World," November, 1918, page 5. 



