"Some breeders say that ten goats can be kept at the same
cost as one cow and that the milk costs only one cent per quart
to raise and sells readily for fifty. What nonsense! We know
from actual experience that you can stall-feed six average goats
for the same amount as one average cow and this we consider

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favorable to the goat. We also know that some get pasture for
their goats for nothing and feed them no grain and figuring
nothing for the labor, the milk costs them absolutely nothing
(not even one cent per quart), during the summer, but to accept
that as the average cost of raising the milk would be just as mis-
leading as to assume 50 cents as the correct selling price.
FACTS REGARDING GOAT KEEPING.
"The facts are that the Swiss milch goat is a clean, odorless,
intelligent animal (practically immune from tuberculosis), pro-
ducing the most wholesome and nutritious milk known, which is
unequaled for babies and children, either sick or well, and for
adults in poor health, especially with stomach trouble of any
kind. The m*ilk has a delicious flavor, different from and to our
taste much superior to the average cow's milk. Under almost
any circumstances it can be produced cheaper than cow's milk
can be purchased and we unhesitatingly recommend the goat to
all (either rich or poor) who want to obtain an economical,
healthful and pure milk.
