The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-07-20
JINGLE SAM is A GOATHERD
nc ATTEST DEAL is TO SEND TO
GEORGIA FOR MILK ANIMALS.
coats For Dairy Purposes Will Be
Raised on a Government Farm
in Virginia.

IN NIS1A1las
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Raising
Georgia goats on wholesale plan on
hig tract of land just bought for
mot nurpose in Alexandria county,
VIRGINIA. is the latest of Uncle Sans
aoors The Georgia mich goat for
AMY wears has been known to have
M superior, and the plan of raising
+bam in larger quantities in Virginia
under federal supervision is to be
tried This, in fact, will probably
no one of the governments most ex-
tensive animal experiment stations.
The promoters of the plan see a way
Inv which good, healthy milk may be
secured from goats at greatly re-
duced prices. The tract is to be
nsed as a dairy farm, and by the di-
vision of animal husbandry, both I'M
der the bureau of animal industry.
There are about ATS acres in the two
farms that comprise the tract. The
most of the land is cleared, but there
ie good sized tract of valuable oak
timber on one part of it, and about
an equal tract of secOnd-grOwth pine
on another.
The work of fencing the tract will
he commenced at once, and then a
topographical survey will be made
TO see how it can best be utilized for
the TWO stations. 1t is so soon after
the deal has been completed that it
has not yet been determined just how
many buildings will be put up.
There will be model buildings for the
dairy work, however, and the gov
eminent will see if it will not be
possible to utilize the power of a
small stream on the place for gener-
ating electricity.
There are some experiments that
the department wants to make in
breeding dairy stock, and there will
be a demonstration of producing
milk and butter under sanitary con-
ditions. The chief interest that the
place will have for farmers who can
visit it will be that it will show the
most modern and sanitary methods |
of handling and housing cattle and
handling milk products. 1t has been
suggested that the department was
aiming at breeding COWS that would /
yield pasteurized milk and butter al
ready churned, and that the horse |
to he raised would be developed by |
artificial selection into a race that
would be flyprOOf and would live !
without feeding, but there was no
official confirmation given to these
reports at the department.
!,
there, however, and from this may
develop some things that will be of !
interest to those who have children |
and invalids to look after. 1t is !
known that goats milk is exception
ally valuable for invalids and infants
diet, and is sometimes ordered by
physicians, and would be ordered !
oftener except for the extreme diff
Guilty of getting it.
The department has wanted for /
several years to raise a strain of |
milch goats and put the industry on I
commercial basis in this country |
Some years ago a large herd of very
fine mich goats was imported from |
Malta, but Malta fever was imported .
with them, and at least one death |
resulted. All the goats finally had |
to be destroyed
This spring arrangements were |
made to import a large number of
Swiss goats and some private parties
were arranging to take advantage |
OF the knowledge of the department
expert who was going to Switzerland |
and were going to import a CONNER
claI herd at the same time. This !
scheme was negatived by an outbreak |
OF loot and mouth disease in Switz- |
erland at that time, and the work |
had to be abandoned. The greatest |
trouble that the department has had |
IN importing animals from Europe |
is the danger of importing disease |
with them.
The plan now is to bring here a
SJraIn of mich goats from Georgia |
ana try to breed up a lot Of goats
mat Will be as satisfactory milk !
producers as the imported ones, and
al the same time will have the ad-
vantage of being acclimated and free
from disease.