A Guide to Raising Goats

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 Farris talks about raising and breeding goats in your own homestead.
 Farris talks about raising and breeding goats in your own homestead.
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Bunnie, our Alpine doe, with my husband. Note the angle of the ears of the Alpine breed.
Bunnie, our Alpine doe, with my husband. Note the angle of the ears of the Alpine breed.
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Lady Susan, our registered Nubian, in the foreground with Heidi behind. The goats are tethered to posts set far enough apart to prevent them tangling together.
Lady Susan, our registered Nubian, in the foreground with Heidi behind. The goats are tethered to posts set far enough apart to prevent them tangling together.
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Cross-breed twins with the drooping ears of the Nubian and white legs and face stripes of the Toggenburgs.
Cross-breed twins with the drooping ears of the Nubian and white legs and face stripes of the Toggenburgs.
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Heidi, one of our Nubian grade doelings, staked out in the midst of her favorite browse: Wild privet.
Heidi, one of our Nubian grade doelings, staked out in the midst of her favorite browse: Wild privet.
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Our first Alpine kid with our four-year-old son, Henry.
Our first Alpine kid with our four-year-old son, Henry.
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Here I am, milking Lady Susan. Notice the apparatus securing her leg. The milking stand makes this chore more comfortable.
Here I am, milking Lady Susan. Notice the apparatus securing her leg. The milking stand makes this chore more comfortable.

When we started our homestead we planned to raise as much
of our own food as possible . . . but we intended
to begin with chickens and vegetables. Our schemes were
turned upside down, however, by a visit in July to a goat

  • Published on Nov 1, 1970
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