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lea* milk than the Swtaa
breed* The Swiss breed*, on
the other hand, are similar to
Holstein* In that they
produce more milk with lea*
butterfat Fisher says that,
in general, four quart* of
milk per day la a good output
for a goat The range la
an) where from two to seven
quarts a day
“When >ou take the
proportion of body weight to
milk production, a goat is
really a more efficient
producer than a cow," he
points out
The tune it takes the
Fishers to do their milking is
two-and-a-half hours While
there are milking machines
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for goata. Jane iV**n'l like to
uae them
"I think 1 can do the
milking in lea* time by hand
than with a machine," she
explains What she reall)
dislike* about machines ia
the cleaning and ateri lira (inn
of the tube* and \ariou*
part* To her. hand milking
I* Just as easy
“I keep telling him
(Fisher 1 that when be
retires, we’ll get a milker."
say* Jane Fiahrr works off
the farm as a mechanic, so in
the mornings it is Jane s job
to do the work In the
evenings Fusher helps
As with any milking
operation, theirs is a set
routine
“Till I’m done, I open and
close seven doors.” explains
Jane
The opening and closing of
doors permits the animals to
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line up in Uw hall outride (he
milking par War tn the par lea.
(he person doing the milking
stand* in a pit. and the goal*
stand on a ramp
To begin the operation,
Jane open* the pm door*
making the hall info an
rnlryway where all 31
animals line up to wait their
turn at being milked When
she is read) to begin, she
opens one door to the milking
parlor and a goat eager!)
trots up the ramp As soon as
the animal is in place, Jane
shuts the door again, so an
overanxious goat doesn't try
to get her turn In ahead of
lime
When slip finishes with the
one animal, she opens
another door that leads to a
holding area and the animal
walks out Then, she opens
the first door again, and lets
a new animal in for milking.
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and the whole prorewi begin*
again
’ They line up outside
there, and wail their turn
just like people the Kiihrra
explain
A* wa« mentioned the
milking takes about two and
a half hours to complete
Then, of rtmr’w there is
rleanmg up and bedding to
lie done
The milk is then stored m
40-quart cans and placed in a
front opening milk cooler
until the I-ushers make their
milk run to Pure c.oal
Products in Hnyertown.
where the) sell their milk
For 35 goats, they get about
two cans of milk per dav. or
80 quarts of milk
They also sell some milk
locally
“Oh. it's getting more and
more popular all the time."
exclaims Jane “We have
Uinoutgf Farminf. Saturday, Oct ?, 1976
Nothing is more irresistible than
two little white kids. Adorable as they
are. however, these are bucks which
Fisher will sell at auction
doctors who we don't even
know sending people to us all
the tune'”
Although Fisher admits
that not all the components
of goat’s milk are known,
there are certain known
qualities which make it
easier to digest. First of all,
it comes from the goat
naturally homogenized.
“Oh, you’ll get some
cream on the top if you let it
set for several days,” says
Jane. “But, very little,” she
adds.
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The major factor,
however, which makes it
easier to digest is that it
produces a soft curd.
Because of this particular
asset, babies and people with
ulcers are recommended to
drink it.
The Fishers can site
several instances where
doctors’ patients have been
virtually cured by drinking
goats’ milk.
One mother came to them
with a 17-month-old baby
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