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MODERN MILK GOATS 



This box is set on a tray, about 5 inches deep and the 

 same size as the box. The ti-ay is made of tongue and 

 groove, carefully joined, and painted with several coats 

 to make it quite water tight. This tray is filled partly 

 full of sawdust. The bottom of the box, resting on the 

 edges of the traj% is an inch or so above the level of the 



Fig. 74. — Long haired goat before being clipped for sanitary milking. 



sawdust. All moisture from the box drains out at once, 

 leaving the bedding for the kids dry and warm. The 

 water tight tray protects the floor so that the new born 

 kids can be kept in the house. 



Shipping Crate. — The dimensions for a mature 

 doe are 2' wide, 4' long, 3' high. Tlie frame is of 



