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or semipendulous. The facial line should be somewhat arched, 

 the head neat, with a slight taper toward the muzzle, which is 

 small, and in the female without beard. The eyes should be large 

 and full and the forehead wide.'' 



THE NUBIAN-SWISS OR AMERICAN NUBIAN 



The Nubian, Anglo-Nubian, Nubian-Swiss or American Nub- 

 ian all have the same general charaeteristies which are exhibited 

 in the various animals according to the percentage of Nubian or 

 Oriental blood and the good points of the foundation does. In 

 general the description the Anglo-Nubian answers for all. They 

 are the largest of all milch goats, bucks weighing from 200 lbs. 

 up, and matured does from 120 to 140 lbs. There is no fixed col- 

 oring, black, tan and red with or without white predominating. 

 Occasionally solid color is shown, making a very attractive ap- 

 pearance and they are sometimes spotted or piebald, which pro- 

 duces a very striking effect. Their ears are long and pendulous 

 or semi-pendulous and frequently peppered with small white 

 spots. They are both horned and hornless, but the true Nubian 

 never has large horns. I have a three-quarter Nubian doe whose 

 horns are thin, flat and ribbon-like similar to elongated finger 

 nails. They can be trimmed close to the head without bleeding 

 and are shed at intervals and replaced with others of similar na- 

 ture. Tbey are short haired, although the bucks sometimes have 

 longer hair on neck and back. They have no beard and no wat- 

 tles or bells on neck and have a very sleek general appearance; 

 forehead is somewhat conical or convex with nostrils delicate and 



somewhat depressed. They are 

 liberal producers of very rich 

 milk, grow rapidly and mature 

 much younger than the Swiss 

 breeds. A distinctive and very 

 important characteristic is that 

 the objectionable odor so prev- 

 alent in the bucks of other 

 breeds is almost entirely absent 

 in the Nubian backs, making it 

 possible for the small breeder 



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Imported from India to England With limited Space to keep hlS 



inliif-WuiLn.'^'' '" """"'""^ "" "'' own buck if desired. 



REGARDING CROSS-BREED GOATS. 



On the question of cross breed goats, Mr. Pegler in his "Book 

 of the Goat" states as follows : 



"From my own experience, excepting the Toggenburg, I do 

 not consider that for practical purposes a pure specimen is always 

 the best. As far as milk goes, a cross breed goat, so long as it 

 possesses a good milking pedigree, is quite equal to one of pure 



