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MODERN MILK GOATS 



living quarters of the animals. Such a room can be very 

 tiny, if only one or two goats are milked at a time, or it 

 maj' assume the proportions of the milk barn used for 

 the goats of the Widemann Condensarj' herd, a room 

 measuring 40' by 80' and accommodating 300 does at a 

 time. In any case, small or large, the chief thing to bear 

 in mind for the milking room are facilities for cleanli- 



FiG. 63— Home made Mi!k Bench. (Missa D., 301.) (Courtesy L. C. Buhl, 

 I'uni.jna, Calif.) 



ness and for ease and speed in milking. Tlie floors 

 should be of concrete, the walls smooth and painted. A 

 sink and a hose are j^art of the necessary equipment. 

 The floor must slope to a drain connected with the sewer. 

 As the goat is such a small animal it is more comfortable 

 to milk her if she is on a raised bench or platform. 



