Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-25
Ninety CHARTERED on
Farm onLower Sew
all St. Many Very
Fine Specimens
Raising Of These Animals Is
Said 10 Be Profitable

During the past few months Angus
ia people have been interested in the
introduction of a large herd of goats
an animal extremely novel to most or
the people of this section. These an
imals were brought to this city by
Hon. w II. Gannett and are quarter
ed at his farm on lower Sewall street.
The herd numbers 80 and of this num-
Der those that are large enough are
allowed to roam over the wild wood
land recesses of Betsey Howard hill.
A great many people wonder for
just what purpose these animals
were brought here, being generally re-
garded more as curioslties than
anything else. However, it should be
borne in mind that these animals are
a very profitable proposition, not only
for milk producing purposes but for
stock purposes as well. Just what
idea Mr.. Gannett had in bringing the
goats to this city, he will not state,
but it is safe to say that the PROPOSE
ton will prove a profitable one.
The entire herd was brought here
from Kendall Green, Weston, Mass,
where they were the property OF ii.
H. Amber, a pioneer goat breeder OF
New England, and a charter member
of the Massachusetts branch of the
Standard Mich Goat Breeders Club
of North America. When the hero
was brought to this city 1t was in
charge of Mr. Amber, who has been
retained by Mr.. Gannett to look after
the herd.
After | get through with the care
of these animals here declared Mr..
Amber, II plan to erect sanitarium
in Massachusetts. l want to make
some money and also to do some good.
| shall establish a sanitarium to raise
babies on goats milk. l shall make
it partly philanthropic in nature, as
for every paidfor baby | shall give
free treatment to another child. why,
these children of mine were raised on
goats milk.
ION account of it's uniformity of
quality, goats milk is the most healthy
food for young and ailing babies or
for all invalids, and l am anxious in
doing my part in putting this fact be-
fore the public he added.
There are in the Gannett herd two
breeds of goats and both are of Swiss
origin. These are the Sannen, pure
white, and the Tozzenburg, Of
brown and white color. These goats
are at a premium now as it is impos-
sible to import them, due to the fact
that the government has placed a
quarantine upon them, believing that
the hoof and mouth disease exists in
Switzerland. The Swiss breed of goats
is found to be the best adapted to
this part of the United States. Mr..
Amber is especially proud of Lady A.
daughter of Perfection, said to be the
best doe ever imported from Switzer-
land.
Goats milk is immune from tuber-
cular germs 1t is also much richer in
butter fat than cows milk. The
standard for butter fat in cows milk
in Massachusetts is 1856 per cent,
while the average of goats milk Is
per cent, and this percentage some
times reaches as high as or 8. The
Massachusetts standard of bacteria
per cubic centimeter, for cows milk
| is 100000 while the bacteria germs
per cubic centimeter in goats milk is
| 400. The lowest percentage of but
ter fat found in goats milk is $40.
The average goat yields about 2k
quarts per day while some yield as
high as quarts. One producing
| doe at the Gannett farm could not be
bought for $780, In proportion to its
weight a goat yields three times as
much milk as a COW. A goat annually
produces Is times as much milk as its
weight, while a COW only produces five,
| times as much as its own weight in
| the same period of time.
There are 20 bucks, 20 doe kids and
! so mature does in the Gannett herd. A
thoroughbred buck, with no defects,
| Is worth almost any price that its
owner may place upon it.
My start in the goat business was
brought about in a peculiar way" said
Mr. Amber in discussing the matter
with a Journal man. II was out one
! day looking for a goat for my little