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PROFIT AND PLEASURE 



ANGLO-NUBIAN DOB 

 Bred by Rev. D. C. Mayers, Va. 

 Pegler refers to this goat as hav 

 ing perfect udder. 



The teats should be situated fairly well apart and point for- 

 wards, the nicest being those that are long and tapering and oi a 

 size easily grasped in the hand. The udder should by preterence 

 be round rather than long and narrow, though it must be admit- 

 ted that many heavy milkers possess bags of the latter shape. 



Always avoid a goat that 

 appears dull and languid. 

 When in good health they are 

 alert and very active, Vfith. 

 eyes bright and snappy, nose 

 dry and nostrils moist, with 

 mouth and gums a bright red. 



HOW TO DETERMINE AGE. 



It is not difficult to deter- 

 mine the age until after the 

 animal is 5 years old. The ac- 

 companying illustration from 

 Bryan Hook will be found help- 

 ful. During the first year of 

 a kid's life its teeth are small and even and sometimes separated 

 as shown. The second year the two front teeth are much larger 

 and higher. The third year adds two more large teeth. The fourth 

 year two others and the fifth year two others yet, which completes 

 the set. After this time, the only way to know a goat's age is 

 from the records and from general appearance. 



THE BUCK. 



The buck is an important 

 factor; if milk is the only con- 

 sideration, one may secure at a 

 nominal expense the services of 

 any buck which may be within 

 easy access, but if it is the in- 

 tention to raise the doe kids as 

 milk producers, it is important 

 that they be sired by a buck of 

 known qualifications, one that 

 is out of a dam with a good 

 milk record. This may necessi- 

 tate shipping the doe by ex- 

 press to party owning such a 

 buck. I am of the opinion, how- 

 ever, that when three or more 

 doesarekept,amore satisfactory 

 method is to keep your own buck. 

 This may seem objectionable 

 and so it is with most bucks 



How 



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Goat's teeth indicate age. 



from Bryan Hook.) 



(unless you have a separate 



