GOAT-RISING

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 118, 14 November 1929, Page 14

GOAT-RISING

WOETIIY OF INVESTIGATION

(By Telegraph.)

(Special to "The .Evening Post.")

AUCKLAND, Tliis Day. ■'."Goat-raisins. yppeiirs' to have a possimlity it conducted on proper lines," said Mr. A. L. Nugent, jvhen giving evidence betore. the Returned Soldiers' Rehabilitation Commission. ■ Au excellent cheese made from goats' milk,was beiug imported into JSew Zealaud,' and riuding a market he said. It was safe to say that the milk ot the goat -would be.generally prescribed by doctors in prefereuce to cows' milk tor rearing infants £ if.. reliable supplies were available. This suggested the possibility, ot the establishment of goat farms in close proximity ito largo centres. The land should carry-as many -goats-to the f»r°' Tv- :vould! V >a"T, sheep, therefore large holdings wanld ■ not be necessary . Possibly three orjfour small farms would suffice for.AucklaridVneeds, so far as milk supply was concerned. Distribution might be carried out through existing channels. It was B.iggested that surplus suppi.es of mi!k ; could be turned into cheese m a small; factory; The possibility of blending cows' milk with goats' milk to mprove the quality should be investigated. The milk might possibly be condensed and tinned for sale to chocolate for^r™,- ;^*» f goals? flesh tor food tor local consumption or export was advocated. ! The hides would provMe kid and other fancy types of leather now imported and a. use in manufacture could pi±?b!y. J be io^ goat hair, Snt'thi^u^ar^vel Mr^ J. S. Barton, S.M., chairman of thatCi >m t miSSIQ, ni caMe aM a father point was that goats.conld be.maintained on a class i of land .not :for the usual types °L fannl?, g- He,considered the suggestion was worthy of investigation. ■