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For Does. — For does a light, four foot, stock wire 

 fence will be suflficient, if they have some exercise each 

 day on range or pasture. If confined constantly in the 

 corral, a heavier wire must be used, as they will spend 

 considerable time trying to climb the fence, and will soon 



Fig. 56. — Buck houses and fence. The houses are built on sloping ground, affording drainage 

 for the yards, they open to the south, and the fence on the west is of solid boards, thus pro- 

 tecting the yard from north and west winds. The fence is seven feet high. 



break through the strands and push down the fence un- 

 less it is quite strong and well braced. All sloping 

 braces must be carefully covered, otherwise the goats 

 will promptly walk up the brace and leap the fence. 

 Chicken wire is useless for goats, even for kids. Their 



