. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. 464 THE GOAT to have one doe come fresh in the spring and milk for about six months, where two are used in the family, having the other kid in the fall. This provides a supply of milk for the entire year. The fecundity of the milch goat. Does usually drop two kids at one time, and occasionally three. It is stated by Thompson that there is a record of a Nubian goat which dropped eleven. Fig. 219. Marina, an imported Saanen doe, owned by Professor F. K. Cooke, Winnetka, Illinois. Photograph from the owner kids within twelve months. The period of pr
. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. 464 THE GOAT to have one doe come fresh in the spring and milk for about six months, where two are used in the family, having the other kid in the fall. This provides a supply of milk for the entire year. The fecundity of the milch goat. Does usually drop two kids at one time, and occasionally three. It is stated by Thompson that there is a record of a Nubian goat which dropped eleven. Fig. 219. Marina, an imported Saanen doe, owned by Professor F. K. Cooke, Winnetka, Illinois. Photograph from the owner kids within twelve months. The period of pregnancy is five months, as with sheep. The age attained by milch goats naturally varies. They have been known to -live to be sixteen years old, but will probably attain to ten or twelve years of age with reasonable care. The doe is in her prime at from five to seven years of age. The prices for milch goats are rather indefinite. American goats are to be bought at all sorts of prices from i^2 up to $10, depending upon the value to the owner. The best milkers of Malta sell at $18 to $25, those of Switzerland at about ^20. Peer states that Toggenburg does at one to two years old cost from $12 to ^15 per head before dropping their kids. In Syria. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. Boston ; New York : Ginn
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