. Modern milk goats : status of the milk goat industry; methods of profitable milk production; care and management of commercial herds and household goats . Goats. THE POPULARITY OF MILK GOATS 27 These are probably outstanding figures, both as to amount and price. If the doe has access to a httle jjas- ture, brush, weeds or grass, or can be staked out part or all of the time, or can be fed partly from the produce of a home garden, this high estimate can be greatly reduced. Turning now to the returns she will make on the cost wr^. Fig. 11.—Five does whoso aggregate yield at the time of this pos
. Modern milk goats : status of the milk goat industry; methods of profitable milk production; care and management of commercial herds and household goats . Goats. THE POPULARITY OF MILK GOATS 27 These are probably outstanding figures, both as to amount and price. If the doe has access to a httle jjas- ture, brush, weeds or grass, or can be staked out part or all of the time, or can be fed partly from the produce of a home garden, this high estimate can be greatly reduced. Turning now to the returns she will make on the cost wr^. Fig. 11.—Five does whoso aggregate yield at the time of this pose was nearlj' seven gallons a day, sold at wholesale for cents a gallon, and whose expense for upkeep was 10 uents a day apiece. (Owned by Richards & Wagner, Montara, Calif.) of upkeep, we can safely credit the average good grade goat with 150 gallons as her annual yield. Retail pas- teurized cow milk is selling to-day at 17 cents a quart, and fresh cow milk, certified, retails for 25 cents. Your goat milk has even a higher value than the best certified cow milk, but based upon that price the doe of 150 gal- lons yield returns annually $150 for the $35 she costs for. 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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