. Modern milk goats : status of the milk goat industry; methods of profitable milk production; care and management of commercial herds and household goats . Goats. 236 MODERN MILK GOATS living quarters of the animals. Such a room can be very tiny, if only one or two goats are milked at a time, or it maj' assume the proportions of the milk barn used for the goats of the Widemann Condensarj' herd, a room measuring 40' by 80' and accommodating 300 does at a time. In any case, small or large, the chief thing to bear in mind for the milking room are facilities for cleanli-. FiG. 63—Home made Mi!k B
. Modern milk goats : status of the milk goat industry; methods of profitable milk production; care and management of commercial herds and household goats . Goats. 236 MODERN MILK GOATS living quarters of the animals. Such a room can be very tiny, if only one or two goats are milked at a time, or it maj' assume the proportions of the milk barn used for the goats of the Widemann Condensarj' herd, a room measuring 40' by 80' and accommodating 300 does at a time. In any case, small or large, the chief thing to bear in mind for the milking room are facilities for cleanli-. FiG. 63—Home made Mi!k Bench. (Missa D., 301.) (Courtesy L. C. Buhl, I', Calif.) ness and for ease and speed in milking. Tlie floors should be of concrete, the walls smooth and painted. A sink and a hose are j^art of the necessary equipment. The floor must slope to a drain connected with the sewer. As the goat is such a small animal it is more comfortable to milk her if she is on a raised bench or 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 Richards, Irmagarde. Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott
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