192 MODERN MILK GOATS 



2. Oat hay in the morning, alfalfa at night, all that 

 is consumed. 



3. One pound bran in the morning, hot mash, one- 

 half pound rolled barley in the evening. Increase 

 the grain ration in accordance with the increase of 

 her production. 



In the University of California Bulletin on Milch 

 Goats, No. 285, page 102, the following grain mixtures 

 are recommended: 



I m 



Parts by Parts by 



weight weight 



Rolled barley 1 Dried beet pulp 1 



Wheat bran 1 Wheat brah 1 



Dried beet pulp 1 Oats , 1 



Cocoanut meal 1 Cocoanut tneal 1 



II IV 



Dried beet pulp ...... 6 Dried beet pulp 3 



Rolled barley 1 Rolled barley . 1 



Wheat bran 1 Wheat bran 1 



Cocoanut meal 2 



The quantity to be fed of these mixtures is not indi- 

 cated, but would be determined according to the gen- 

 eral principles outlined above. Cocoanut meal is an in- 

 gredient in three of these mixtures. It is -the experience 

 of most goat keepers that goats dislike this feed, and, if 

 it is to be used, patience is required to coax the goats 

 to eat it. 



It wiU be noted that each of these mixtures forms in 

 itself a balanced ration, so can safely be fed day after 

 day exclusively, if so desired. This is in accordance with 



