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MODERN MILK GOATS 



vided with several coats of different sizes, to assist in this 

 effort to conserve the body warmth. These coats are an 

 important part of his equipment. The pattern for mak- 

 ing them is given in Fig. 52, and it can be adjusted to fit 

 the size of a kid, a doe, or a buck. 



The Coat. — The directions for making such a coat 



Fig. 52. — Pattern for making cnat3 to conserve body heat. 



are as follows: Cut a rectangular piece of canvas, the 

 length to be equal to the girth of the goat at the largest 

 point, the width to be equal to the length of the goat 

 from half way up the neck to the base of the tail. In the 

 illustration the piece would measure 30" by 45", the 

 proper dimensions for a large mature doe of generous 

 girth. Hem this piece from A to B, and run a stout cord 

 through the hem. Cut two slits, E E, large enough for 



