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 . IN GOAT-KEEPING 25 USING OLD BUILDINGS. Tis true that almost any building will answer for a goathouse, but if best results are to be obtained, it must be made com-fortable. It must be absolutely dry with a tight roof that willkeep it so. A floor of earth will not answer; at least a portionshould have a tight board floor elevated a foot or so upon whichthe stalls (if any), should be built. If concrete floor is
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 . IN GOAT-KEEPING 25 USING OLD BUILDINGS. Tis true that almost any building will answer for a goathouse, but if best results are to be obtained, it must be made com-fortable. It must be absolutely dry with a tight roof that willkeep it so. A floor of earth will not answer; at least a portionshould have a tight board floor elevated a foot or so upon whichthe stalls (if any), should be built. If concrete floor is used, careshould be taken to see that it is higher than the surroundingground and unless a board platform is built over it, the bedding incold weather should be at least six inches deep as concrete floorsare cold. The building should be papered and boarded on boththe outside and inside to insure warmth. The door and windows 2^-. Stalls with mangers in front, as used by Rev. D. C. Mayers, and shownin Am. Standard Milch Goat Keeper. The openings enable the goats to feedfrom mangers without drawing hay under foot. I have same plan withopenings cut square instead of circular; the bottom portion should be 3%inches wide and the upper 7 inches for most goats. should be on the warm side and the latter should be large enoughto admit plenty of sunlight in winter and air in summer. Thereshould be a small opening for ventilation, near the top, whichshould be covered with wire netting on the outside and fitted witha slide so that the size of opening may be regulated according tothe temperature. A coat of whitewash, spring and fall, and an oc-casional sprinkling of any good disinfectant will keep it in goodsanitary shape, provided of course that it is cleaned at regular in-tervals and is not over-crowded. If they eat the lime, it will do noharm and is rather beneficial. Most places have a barn or out-building that with a f
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