Profit and pleasure in goat-keeping; a practical conservative treatise presenting in concrete form the advantages of the modern milch goat, the various breeds, their care and management . y the udderwill surely reduce the supply and shorten the length of the lacta-tion period. HOW SOON CAN MILK BE USED. Many milkmen claim that cows milk is fit for human con-sumption the second or third day after the cow has calved, but Ihave never found it so. One of the largest milk companies in thecountry, that contracts with farmers for their entire output, havea clause in their contract, that no milk shall
Profit and pleasure in goat-keeping; a practical conservative treatise presenting in concrete form the advantages of the modern milch goat, the various breeds, their care and management . y the udderwill surely reduce the supply and shorten the length of the lacta-tion period. HOW SOON CAN MILK BE USED. Many milkmen claim that cows milk is fit for human con-sumption the second or third day after the cow has calved, but Ihave never found it so. One of the largest milk companies in thecountry, that contracts with farmers for their entire output, havea clause in their contract, that no milk shall be delivered to themthat is drawn from the cow in less than ten days after calving orsixty days prior to that event. The peculiar quality of milk whenthe cow or goat is fresh, leaves it very gradually and is not entire-ly absent in less than ten to fourteen days. I test mine frequentlybut seldom use it untiltwo weeks after is for this reason that Ido not favor killing thekids at birth for the sakeof the milk. If the milkis good for the kids, letthem have it and thenby continuing them on fora week or two more, theyare ready for roasting orat six weeks can be wean-ed. yC. A. TYPICAL TOGGENBURG DOBThe winner of many prizes in Eng-land. Gave five pints daily Ave monthsafter kidding I maintain that infiguring the cost of thekid, it is w rong tocharge up the milk from birth to the date of killing or weaningfor the reason that for a considerable portion of the time themilk is not fit for any other use. CARE OF MILK. It may be well at the start to remind the reader of the abso-lute necessity of keeping all milk utensils scrupulously , pans and bottles should not merely be washed clean, theyshould be rinsed in scalding water and allowed to drain should never be washed in same water with dishes. I milk into an ordinary tin pail holding 3 quarts and having IN GOAT-KEEPING 33 a diameter of 7 inches. I have several agate pails (of varyingcapacity) with small
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