Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-01-12

Profit In a Goat Dairy.

A New York woman has sufpised her
friends by making success of a goat
dairy on her farm near Buffalo.
"No one was more surprised than my
friends when went into this business, "
she said. al hardly know myself how
started. It's one OF those things which
come to you at times when you feel that
you must do something for livelihood
yet do not know what TO do; the result oi
an inspiration, perhaps.
"But you see after leaving the city and
moving out on this farm for the children's
sake realized that there was plenty OF
room to carry on a.profitable. business il. |
only knew what 10 do.
"The chief reason | took hold of goat
raising, ! think, is because | heard our
family doctor say that the best thing for
young children suffering from summer
complaint and malnutrition was pure goats
milk He also said that it was the best
noudshmentfor weak stomachS. Further
more, he declared it was almost impoSsi-
BE 10 secure goats milk in the cities.
"This set me TO thinking. Here was,
an able-bodied woman. and here was
plenty OF room for all the goats could
get hold Of So it was goats or give up,
and have certainly made success at it.
"In the first place, the worst thing ]
had to contend with was that had no
ready money. vent skirmiShing around
and was finally able TO borrow $500, which
amount | considered sufficient as my first
outlay SO bought $500 worth OF goats.
"These were not of any fancy breed,
bat just ordinary goats, young and in
healthy condition. The goats simply
turned out on my pastures, andthe beauty
OF it is that the goat can live on very
sparse vegetation if necessary. He will
not eat the proverbial tin can. but he will
get nutriment out OF what ordinary ami
mails would starve upon. Accordingly he
is not expensive TO keep.
"But to get the proper strength OF milk
in its healthy, pure condition put my
goats on special feeding. II was my
purpose to sell my milk to druggists and
physicians. To succeed | wanted the
best product could put on the market.
"The eagerness with which my PROPOSE
tlon was received by the medical frater-
nifty in Buffalo encouraged me to 60 in tor
goats milk for all it was worth. | as
Sured these people they could depend on
me for certain supply, and they guaran-
teed to take all could furnish.
This constituted a daily routine OF
work. got two helpers but did much OF
the work myself. Everything ! have
about my goat stables is as sanitary as it
is possible to make il. The milking is
done under the same sanitary rules. My
bottling is all steriIized and deliver my
milk in pint and quart bottles, fresh and
sealed. No sooner is it received each day
at the drug stores and diSpenSaries than
it is carried away. ! furnish the fresh
product to the trade for several cents
more than is paid for ordinary cows
milk.
"My milk is bottled and puton the trains
every morning in the same manner as in
the usual dairy business and the bottles
come back to me empty for fresh sup
ply. In very short time j was able to
pay back my borrowed $500. Very
shortly shall double my supply of goats
and very likely will soon ship my milk
into New York city.
"The goats themselves are easy to take
care Of and require about the same aver
age space a goat as the common sheep,
but should much rather put all the mon
ey had into goats than the latter. Goats
are very hardy.
"For farmers wife or any woman
who wants TO take up an out-of-door ex-
istence can say. that nothing is better
than Systematically running goat dairy.
On the size herd have woman should
be able to clear 81 800 year and do it
nicely and without trouble when she is
once experienced in the daily routine"