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stand and they will quickly develop the habit of going there in 

 search of feed every time they are loose ; this is a good habit to 

 encourage and avoids trouble in the future. Does usually have 

 more milk than the kids consume for the first week or two and if 

 the surplus is milked out once a day it affords an opportunity for 

 breaking them in gradually. The far side of the stand should be 

 solid and the platform not too wide so that the goat cannot move 

 too far away from the milker. In Europe it is quite the custom 

 to sit behind the goat while milking, and goats that have been 

 broken to that practice are not easy to milk from the side, but I 



PERSPECTIVE VIEW SHOWING END SECTION OF STALLS WITH PEED 

 BOX AND MILKING STAND.. 



Our stand is 15 inches high, 17 inches wide and 30 inches from front to 

 back; the opening for the goat's head is 14 inches high and 3 1-4 inches 

 wide, and begins 15 inches from the floor of stand; the left bar swings on a 

 bolt at the bottom and is held closed with a peg at the top. The shelf 

 in front to hold crock is double, the bottom part being solid and the top 

 having an opening just large enough to receive crock. 



do most of my milking in that position, although I must admit 

 the other plan has its advantages, especially if a goat is restless, 

 as there is much less chance of her upsetting the pail. 



I always feed my milkers in the milking stand because while 

 feeding, the goat is more contented and stands better; the oper- 



