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rightly cared for a pig is neither as dirty, odorous or otherwise 

 offensive as you might think; that garden truck and kitchen garbage 

 provide a good ration which need be reinforced only by occasional 

 grain mashes, ear corn, etc.; that at the end of the Summer it can 

 be sold or butchered to supply a good part of the Winter's pork, 

 ham and bacon; and that w^ith barnyard manure selling — ^when 

 obtainable — at $o or more per load, the cleanings of the pig pen will 

 add many dollars to the value of the compost heap to be spread on 

 next season's garden. 



Another farm animal that can be brought within the confines of 

 a small place is the milk goat. This, too, will consume all the Beet 

 tops. Pea and Bean vines, waste Cabbage leaves, etc., and all the 

 clean, vegetable refuse from the table. Also it provides from one 

 to four or five quarts of rich, delicious milk per day for anywhere 

 from six or eight to ten or even more months at a stretch. The milk 

 goat is also a quaint, docile, companionable animal, not difficult to 

 care for, and requiring, not a wide pasture, but only a patch of road- 

 side or scrubby ground where it can be tethered to browse. In view 

 of the newly proven facts as to the essential nature of milk and milk 

 products in our diet, it would seem advisable for more gardeners to 

 think about the addition of a little "goat dairying" to their agri- 

 cultural activities. 



For books treating fully on subjects mentioned in this chapter, 

 we recommend: 



THE HOME PO ULTR Y BOOK , by E.I. Farrington . Here is just the book for 

 the person who wants to keep a few hens to supply fresh eggs for the table. No 

 elaborate systems or expensive fixtures are advocated, but the author gives specific 

 information concerning every phase of poultry keeping. Illustrated. 184 pages, 

 bound in cloth, 32 full pa^e illustrations. 12mo. Price, $1.35, postpaid. 



PIGEON RAISING, by Alice MacLeod. This is a book for both fancier and 

 market breeder. Full descriptions are given of the construction of houses, the care 

 of birds, preparation for market and shipment and of the various breeds with 

 their markings and characteristics. Price, $1.35, postpaid. 



QUIMBY'S NEW BEE-KEEPING, by L. C. Root. The mysteries of bee- 

 keeping explained. Combining the result of 50 years' experience with the latest 

 discoveries and inventions and presenting the most approved methods, forming a 

 complete work. Illustrated. 271 pages. ^5x7 in. Cloth, Price, $1.65, postpaid. 

 Secure your copies where you bought your Garden Guide. 



