Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-02-10


good milking qualities Will supply nm
average family with fine quality
milk Tor The greater part OF the year.
How Much Mllk7
Abgut the FIRST question that per-
s1ective goat buyers ask u how
much milk win goat giveT A doe
with an average production OF two
quarts day for seven or eight
months ~ considpred 4 good animal.
ThFce quarts Is thought 70 lndicate an
excellent nnlmEl Reliable authorities
say that good gont VIII yield ten
times her body weight o. milk an
nuaily. rhe lfcfation period covers
from seven 70 ten months The milk
has special value a. food for in.
fants ana invaIidS n family keeps
MILK goat & can be well assured Of
u supply Of clean. wholesome feed.
since II " then possible 10 control the
sanitation Of the dairy by personal at
ienti0n.
The esteem n which the milk Is
held by those who have used II Ia In
iicated BY the faet that Il often re
tails at 50 cents quart Goats milk
caH b. utilised 10 All ways that cows
milk can. although for some Il Is not
10 well suited For general use. for
drinking. cooking and IN tea and ccf-
Zee the milk has proved very salts
factory. II II not so good. however,
as a butterniaking material. Good
butter can be mnde from goats milk,
hut the operation presents some aim
Guilty due 70 the fact ehnt the cream
rises very slowly. Cheese made from
goats milk Is very popular.
Most OF the feeds that are valuable
for the production Of milk by dairy
COWS are also suitable for does, The
advantage FOR the suburban family IL
that q smaller quantity OF food is re-
qulred by milk goat than by COW.
II Is ordinarily considered that from
six TO eight does can be kept on the
feed required Tor one COW. When
does are 10 milk they should be a.
lowed all the r0fThage that they can
consume. such az alfalfa, clover. o.
mixed hay. and corn slower. They
should also receive liberal guam
ity Of snceulent feed silage carrots,
parsnips. aud turnips answer this pur-
pose. Corn, oats. brnn. barley, lin
seed OH meal or Oh cake are the grain
feeds best suited for a milk-goat RAJ
ton. A ration that has been used
and approved BY the United States
Department Of Agriculture for the
goats milking season consisted Of two
pounds OF alfalfn or clover hay. one
and hnlf pounds OF siiage or tur-
nIps, and from one 10 two pounds OF
grain. The grain fntion Is made up Of
mixture Of 100 pounds 81 corn, 100
pounds oats, 10 pounds bran and ten
pounds Of linseed oil meal.
Care IN Feeding.
Care shsn;d always be taken to see
that the h,od is clean and OF good
quality silage tnrnips and similar
foods that have strong odor or flavor
should De fed after milking, ana all
uneaten food should be removed
from tlie trough. A good supply OF
fresh water is necessary. and rock
salt should be kept where the ami
mails can reach Il whenever they wish.
In purchasing milk gonts 1t Is much
more satisfactory to observe the does
during their iactatlon period This
gives. the buyer an opportunity to
study their conformation when they
are producing, and the udder develop
menE which Is very important. can be
better considered Generally speaking,
The marks and CONFORMATION which dis
tinguish good dairy COW should ap-
pear In q good doe.