12 



PROFIT AND PLEASURE 



Toggenburg. It is either pure white or creamy white, usually 

 hornless and considerably larger than the Toggenburg. 

 Regarding them Mr. Peer says : 



"As compared with the Toggenburg family, my observations 

 lead me to say that, as a family, there are probably more large 

 milkers among the Toggenburgs than among the Saanen, but that 

 the best of the Saanen goats are superior to the best Toggenburgs. 

 In other words, taking a given number of each breed as they come, 

 I would expect the Toggenburgs to show the largest total yield, 

 but among the best of each breed I would expect the Saanen to 

 win." 



There are several other 

 good breeds of Swiss 

 goats but they are not 

 freely represented here, 

 and so far as the records 

 show those that are here 

 are not pure breeds. In 

 fact, the entire stock of 

 absolutely pure breed 

 Swiss goats in the United 

 States is very limited and 

 the prices very high. On 

 the other hand there is 

 quite a liberal supply of 

 cross breeds or grades in 

 which, as previously 

 stated, there is to be 

 found a liberal percentage of Swiss blood. 



Mrs. A. W. Lee's Celebrated SAANAN 

 BUCK VICTOR NO. 224; Sire ot dot- 

 with record of 13.4 lbs. Daily, 



NUBIAN OR ORIENTAL GOATS. 



In England the term "Nubian" was generally used to des- 

 cribe the Oriental lop-eared breed whether it was a real N^ubian, 

 Egyptian, Chitral or other similar Indian variety, and all of these 

 Oriental breeds were more or less used in building up in England 

 what is known as the Anglo-Nubian, which is a breed very highly 

 prized there and which has become recognized as a separate and 

 distinct breed and is now recorded as a pure breed there and also 

 m the records of the American Milch Goat Record Association 

 Unfortunately, however, there are but very few in this country 

 and the kids command very high prices. " ' 



THE ANGLO-NUBIAN. 



As stated, this is an English cross which has become a dis- 

 tinct breed, and according to Pegler, was built up by crossing the 

 Oriental lop-eared buck on the native English does. He savs 

 fniinwT P°'°;*^°* ^ tyPJcal specimen of the Anglo-Nubian are as 

 follows: Coat short, color preferably black and tan or reddish 

 brown with or without black or black and white markings. • The 

 horns, if any, should be small; the ears long, wide and pendulous 



