Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-03-03
SELLS GOATS MILK
Big Demand for Product From
Babies and Adults.
New York Woman Surprises Friends
by Successful Operation Of Dairy
Near 1uffaio-Arlmals Put
on Special Feeding.

New York.-A New York woman
as surprised her friends by making
success Of goat dairy on her farm
near Buffalo.
mo one was more surprised than
my friends when went into this ousi-
ness" she said. Il hardly know my
self how / started. It's one OF those
things which come to you at times
whom you feel that you must do some
ing for a livelihood, yet do not know
what to do-the result Of IN inspira-
ton, perhaps.
But you are, 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
profitable business II only knew
what to do.
1.-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 malnutri-
ton was pure goats milk. He also
said that 1t was the best nourishment
for weak stomachs. Furthermore, he
declared 1t was almost impossible to
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
I could get hold Of. So 1t was goats
or give up l decided, and l have GER
tainly made success at It.
I'm the first place, the worst thing
I had to contend with was that had
no ready money. I went skirmishing
around and was finally able to borrow
$500, which amount I considered SUI
fcient as my first outlay. 80 bought
$500 worth Of goats.
These were not Of any fancy breed.
but just ordinary goats, young and IN
healthy condition. The goats sim
ply turned out on my pastures. and
the beauty Of It is that the goat can
live on very sparse vegetation If nee
essary. He will not eat the proverbial
tin can. but he will get nutriment out
Of what ordinary animals would starve
upon Accordingly. he Is not expen-
sive to keep.
"But to get the proper strength Of
milk in its healthy, pure condition, !
put my goats on special feeding. y
was my purpose to sell my milk to
druggists and physicians. To succeed
I wanted the best product could got
to put on the market.
1.-THE eagerness with which my pro-
position was received by the medical
fraternity in Buffalo encouraged me to
90 in for goats milk for all It was
worth. assured these people they
could depend on me for certain sup
ply. and they guaranteed to take all
could furnish.
"This constituted daily routine of
work. got two helpers, but did much
of the work myself. Everything I
have about my goat stables Is as sani-
tary as It is possible to make it. The
milking is done under the same sani-
tary rules. My bottlirg is all steriliz-
ed and deliver my milk in pint and
quart bottles. fresh and sealed. No
sooner is 1t received each day at the
drug stores and dispensaries than 1t
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 put on the
trains every morning in the same
manner as the usual dairy business,
and the bottles come back to me
empty for fresh supply. In very
short time was able to pay my Dor.
rowed $500 back. 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 average space goat as the com,
mon sheep, but ! should much rather
put all the money 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
existence, can say that nothing is
better than systematically running a
goat dairy. On the size herd / have
woman should be able to clear s., 500
q year and do 1t nicely and without
trouble when she is once experienced
In the daily routine"