The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-28
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keep IA COW. This bring true, we will
omit the other reasnns. Anyone, how.
ever, can afford tn keep goat, hut dis
cretion must he exercised in the selection
at the animal. The milk Of goat is
known to be extremely rich, and large
quantities ~ cheese are made from il.
The William goat is not a gool mixer
IN fact We have AS yet been tnabl. To dis
cover that the William gives milk at all.
BESIDES hing Of naturally vicious dis.
position. the William goat does not have
the entree IN good society that the Nancy
goat has. The Nancy goat is mixer OF
great reputation. Being blessed with "A
sweeter temper than William, Nancy is
more respected than her lord. AMI sle
has the confidence Of the public To- a sur.
prising extent. That the milk If the
goat IL excellent for the purpose of max.
Ing butter, We 10 not hesitate To- say.
Now, here is AN opening for an enter.
prising dalrtman, and no doubt the mat.
ter will receive searching attention. II
does not cost much for the fodder con.
stunned 10y "a goat. IA he or she I've advise
the choice of the she) will eat an, thing
from a silk hat To quick lime. Now,
SUPPOSE man starts with say 10 Nancy
goats Statistics show that six quarts
per day il about n fair average quantity
~ milk for Nancy goat. Then 10 goats
viii produce Go quarts pr day. The
milk viii make one pound Of butter To-
"ac', live quarts or IL pounds per day.
Good, fresh butter il cheap at 10 cents
yer pound. That makes n gross incorn,
Of $500 per day or Si,3ii per year. Now
expenses are in ORDER. Feed costs bu,
tn" hauling Of it. The dairyman can
turn his goats out to pasture il he sees
TT to 'lo 50, hut FACTS prove this to he in
Indicious. The hest food for butter.
goat IL the Juicy tomato can or a snccu.
lent boot. These articles If commerce
may i" had for carting them OF. in fact,
We are informed tha, n premium will ls
pad Tor the removed Of such fodder.
Such hotel As the lutnam " III furnish
enough food during the season 10 run n
larg" goat farm an entire year; AMI the
money paid to the dair,man for cartiny
th" matter away will cover all expense.
OF team for 10 months. Then We are
Alb" To reduce the yearly cost Of the
plant ,oa fine point
lOarrcs Of land at. say. $50 each 4 900
~ gents nj $40 cac,,, ........ ion
t'n,t slr ,ls and shelters ooo
Dwelling .................. ooo
i,aiS, slraIn"r-, chnrns, etc, c.c a.. 80
Help ... ........ Yoo
Interest y par cent. per year rs
Total first years cost, f., oos
W" can easily see that at the end of
the s"onhd Aeai. the total cost Of the on
t'ipri1e will bc S2,7lG, and the incop,
from butter alone secs, leaving but
SllS due on the two years ontlny. Al
ia" end Of thiri year We should have
IA'd this SllS and have ncttci 81. 1876
Ilis Is pretty neat sum, and il based
upon no increase of flock. 4 ludicinus
ialrtman would Of coursn inrrcasn his
number Of goats ~ the demands for the
butter increased. II looks to us as if
there IL big thing in such scheme and
We are free To say that stock comnpy
with paid up capital Of 80 ,OoO and say
200 Nancy goats. would pay 10 pr cent.
on tn" investment. Webster defines the
goat as "a nnmnierous qiadr,,pcd of
~" genus 'apra, having eleven hoofs
ana chewing n cud." Right here W.
would say that tho goat never IL subject
to the h'avcs, and hns digestion like a
corn shelter, We shall he pleased to
hear from o,ll readers upon this matter.
Major Bacon. who has just been de.
fra''d by Gen. Gordon, in the race for
the nomination of Governor in Georgia.
- ont in a very long letter advising his
friends to revolt from the decision and
raise factious opposition to Gordon in
the convention. The Savannah Times
says this Ia bad advice. 1t says.
II is true that in the campaign which
as Major Bacon says, was one OF the
most heated ever known in Georgia pol
l'ics, principles were lost sight Of, and
men only were considered. This ena.
hled Gen. Gordon to bring in his war
record. and carry the state with hur-
rah. That 1t should have 50 degenera.
ted into u purely personal campaign is to
l~ attributed 10 the pernicious influences
III primary elections and instructed dele.
cations, which shut out Of the contest
All Others OF the very many able men
who could have filled tho executive
chair acceptahly and creditably, and
the contest only to two indvid.
nal aspirants. II hereafter principles
IRE to predominant over men Ia Georgia
'olitics, delegates 10 state conventions
must 20 untrammeled by instructions,