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INDEX 



an appeal to women, 69 



of the herd, how created, 71 



reason for popularity, 29, 30, 32 



of Saanens, 80-83 



of Swiss goats, 9 



of Toggenburgs, 82 

 Beets as succulent feeds, 185 

 Bench, see Milking 

 Billy-goat, danger of, 155 



offenses, how to avoid, 117-120 



prejudice caused by, 20 



problem, for household goats, 45 

 Birth, see Kidding 

 Black Leaf 40, use of, 208 

 Bloat, treatment for, 209 

 Body of goats, standard conforma- 

 tion, Anglo-Nubian, 253 



Saanen, 254 



Toggenburg, 256-257 

 Bottle feeding for kids, 127 



nursing bottle, 128 

 Boxes for hay, 188, 227, 229-?33 



for kids, in kidding pen, 124 

 left with mother, 165 

 removed from mother, 126, 

 127, 135, 247-248 

 Bran, nutritive ratio, 182 

 Breeders, business ability, 72 



lists of, where obtained, 43 



lovers of animals, 71 



reputation of, 43 



small owners, also breeders, 43 



women as, 68-75 

 Breeding, age for, 94, 96, 153-155 



exhibition stock, 194 



by hand, 122 



systems of, 104-113 



cross breeding, 106-107 



line and inbreeding, 108-110 



out breeding, 108 



when completed, 123 



Breeding season, or Heat, abnor- 

 mal indications of, 156 



normal indications of, 155 



period of, 155-156 

 Breeding season, bucks affected by, 



appetite and condition, 115 



coat, 101 



odor, 20, 100 



Anglo-Nubians, 79 



Nubians, 99 



ought not to be exhibited during, 

 194 



duration of, 155-156 



limited, reasons why, 99 



necessitates two does, for con- 

 tinuous supply, 45 

 sexes must be separated during, 

 114 

 Breeds, advantage of one breed 

 only, 121 



Anglo-Nubian, 14-15 



in choice of a buck, 97-104 



described and compared, 76-87 



standards for each, 44, 103, 253- 

 257 



in Switzerland, 8 

 Brush, as feed for goats, 27, 28, 



73, 93, 184 

 Bucks, care of as kids, 114-116 

 mature, 116-121 



choice of, 97-113, 62, 84-86 



community use, 47 



cost of, 37, 103-104 



famous imported bucks, 11, 13, 15 



importance of, 97 



prejudice against, see Billy-goat 



pure bred, used for grading, 10, 

 34-35 



selected for survival in natural 

 conditions, 89-92 

 in artificial conditions, 111-113 



