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THE GOAT. 
HISTORY. 
are taken away, the profit would certainly be greater than from the ewe under the same circumstances. But as the habits of a 
country with respect to food can with great difficulty be changed, it is to be believed that the Goat will continue to be only 
partially cultivated as now for the milk of the female. But for this purpose, its value as a source of household economy is much 
greater than many imagine. Families who keep a single cow would find a Goat or two always useful, as supplying milk when 
that of the other was wanting; and experience shows, that the humbler cottagers would derive a profit from having one or two 
of these animals, which could be maintained on food which the cow would reject. Persons even in large towns could, by means 
of the Goat, readily supply themselves with milk far superior to that which they can now obtain. Goats are frequently taken to 
sea for the purpose of supplying milk on ship-board, and they are better fitted for this purpose than any other animal. 
