Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-10-31

land. France and Germany Is the
belief Of Washington experts and who
have been looking over the mich goat
Industry in Europe.
These experts urge American far
mers to test the possibilities Of milch
goat dairying In the United States.
The mich goat has contributed
much to Switzerlands prosperity
Germany years ago followed Switzer
lands example and her mich goat
Industry is now vdued annually al
moro than $60.0O0.000. In fact the
goat has become 1.-THE poor mans cow
in Germany.
France is not far behind Germany
in adopting the mich goat for dairy
use; Austria. Italy and Spain have
we'll established mich goat industries
and England has become interested in
tho successful results accomplished
there.
The goat 10 pronounced less suscepti'
bio to tuberculosis than the COW; some
authorities consider the goat entirely
immune fiom tho disease. Therefore
goats milk is safer than cows milk, It
10 urged. Goats milk has long been
regarded by physicians as superior
food for infants and invalids.
The milch goat industry in the Unit
Cd States has it, largest development
IN northern New Jersey near Palisades
park. where about one thousand goats
are kept for milk producing purposes.
Italian immigrants have the credit of
starting the industry at that place.
Many people thereabout have come
to prefer the milk Of the goat to that Of
the COW. No effort has been made to
operate these diaries on a larger scale
than q score Of goats and. as in Eu-
rope, many families merely have two
or three goats for their own use.
In European countries those used to
goats milk consider 1t misfortune If.
BY failure Of supply. they are COM
PEELED to return to the use Of cows
milk. The milk Of the goat. they say,
10 richer. more nutritious and more
palatable and has better keeping quail.
tiles than that of the COW. Used in
cooking. its superiority over cows milk
10 said to b apparent both to sight
and taste.
Experts in the department of agri.
culture believe the goat will be the
biggest factor In solving the future
milk problem Of American communi.
ties. When the American farmer
learns he can keep Ave to ten mich
goats at the expense of feeding one
COW. that the goats will get much food
without cost to their owner from 9th.
erwise useless land. that the goats
kept at the cost Of feeding one COW
will give probably twice as much milk
- the COW and that the milk will sell
at higher price there will be q quick
awakening Of interest
The government is planning to try
out the European mich goats on an
extensive scale. A section of the big
farm tract near Washington, recently
set apart for the use of the bureau of
animal industry. will be used for the
goat dairy. A large hesd of American
mich goats is already on the planta.
ton. but the experts look for their
greatest success from the thorough.
bred milch goats Of Switzerland, many
Of which will be imported. The value
Of the different breeds and their
crosses under American conditions
will b tested.
Two quarts Of milk a day is the
average record Of the present Amer
ican mich goats. Many of the Swiss
goats give as high as Ave or six
quarts day and the average among
Swiss thoroughbred animals is around
four quarts. German agricultural
writer's assert that the mich goats of
that country give ten times their body
weight in milk year. while exception.
a specimens give eighteen times their
weight