The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-04-06
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Give them a good roof overhead;
they need it dry. Warmth is not es-
sential; in fact, the colder it is the
better in winter, except for very
young kids. They should have a
floor to sleep on or better still,
benches, II to Is inches from the
floor or ground. Make them in sec
tons IL to 16 feet long and 4 feet
wide, so two men can move them
easily, to clean out the sheds. Two
pieces of 2X4 placed feet apart,
with 1X3 or 1X4 strips, feet long,
or even three feet long will do The
kids run under these benches and so
avoid being trampled on by older
goats. Do not leave cracks over -
inch wide and no knot holes, as kids
feet get fast and are crippled or
killed.
We keep billies out of the flock
from July 1st to October 10th or
10Th, so we get our kids in March
and April in a bunch, and can care
for them better Usually a second
crop of them comes is August or
September in good grade and COM
mon goats. Pure bred Angoras only
breed once a year. A q grade is
as good wool, more hardy animal,
breeds twice a year, and is just as
good meat. If weather is cold or wet
at kidding time, the does should be
watched closely, as small kids chill
when first dropped, and in bad
weather should be kept in a warm,
dry place and care taken that the
nanny owns her kid and gives milk
enough, for the young nannies are
sometimes careless of the kids until
they can follow and become familiar
with them. Sometimes it is needful
to hold her and see that the kids
stand up and are sucked a few
times. We have raised some fine
ones on bottle with cows milk.
though that is seldom necessary. A
good plan is to put the doe and kid
in a small run, say six feet square,
"a to 80 inches high, and feed her
there. The doe can jump out and
go to pasture leaving the kids be-
hind safe until she comes back
Dogs, foxes, and even hawks and
eagles catch the very small kids;
though usually the older goats fight
off dogs. Goats are not half as often
killed as sheep are.
Sometimes if you wish to swap
mothers or kids, put some strong
smelling stuff,-weak carbOlic acid
solution Goo or more parts water to
one Of acid), or Zenoleum on the
kids and mothers too; then hold her
for the kid to nurse once or twice
and all will be we'll She tells her
kid by smell. Of course, cologne, or
altar of rose would do, but we do not
use them in our herd; the other
kinds are cheaper.
Do not shear until danger of sud-
den cold and wet spells is passed.
When settled and warmer and goats
begin to rub off the old coat,-then
is the time to shear them. Fine, long
woods are in great demand and bring
good prices. Shear same as sheep.
The goat will live and thrive,
where the COW or sheep strives.
Brush, briars, weeds, wild sweet po-
tatoes, wild honey suckles, brambles,
etc, are pie and cake for the goat
and his family, and except in earlier
spring when grass first starts, the
goats will make pasture instead Of
destroying it, as they eat noXious
plants and brush that shade the
grass and convert a large part into
fertilizer Of the very highest grade,
none better, besides making fine
meat and the finest of wool in album
dance, at same time.
In the winter, if pastures are short
or covered with ice or snow, feed the