Show milk goats worthwhile and quite profitable among worthwhile and profitable pets the milk goat stands high the goat Is one pet that pays its board bill the ordinary milk goat costs ten to twenty five dollars and gives about H n half balf gallon of milk dally daily when well fed she usually freshens about the first of the year and often has twin kids As for feed the proverbial tin can ration la Is a hoax she must be fed quite like illie a cow and her feed must be ample if she Is milking heavily goats can be fed all of the usual grains and they can be trained to eat other products as well in a series of experiments at the college one group was reared on hay bay fish meal and oats another group was fed ground liver goats milk is white and butter made from it Is white the fat in goats milk Is in such small particles that the cream rises slowly and it takes several days in the ice chest before a thick cream layer foyer is formed the fat content is about the same as that of it a jersey cow although it varies widely with individual animals the market for goats milk Is usually localized it Is usually developed by the initiative of the owner who sells milk to a local hospital sanitarium t or to special customers |