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good, clear l" by 3" lumber, filled in with lathe, closely 

 spaced. The floor is of 1" by 12" boards, slightly spaced 

 for drainage. There is a sliding gate, a feed rack made 

 of chicken wire in one corner, and a hinged board in the 

 top of the crate above the hay rack for filling the rack 

 and for watering the animal en route. Buck crates are 



Fig. 75. — After being clipped. 



of similar construction, dimensions 2V2' by 5' by 4'. 



This completes the list of essential eqiii2:)ment for the 

 goat keeper. If it seems at first somewhat elaborate and 

 costly, let no one be deterred on that score from the con- 

 templated purchase of a goat, or a herd of goats ! Re- 

 member that these instructions are an effort to place at 

 the service of the beginner the best fruits of the experi- 



