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Article: GOAT on farm
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GOAT on farm
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1840
Riddle-Book
12.
Some may think it all a fable, When I say that in the stable I'm a doctor, and my scent Does many maladies prevent.
1858
DENHAM
North of England
(1895, 75)
One of these animals kept about an Inn or Farmstead, is not only conducive to the health of the other … animals, but also brings good luck to the owner.
1866
Manchester Courier
29 Jan. 4.
It is very remarkable that … we hear very little of the cattle plague in Wales or yet in Ireland, both places notorious for breeding and keeping goats on the farms. The old farmers looked upon the goat as the doctor among the cattle.
1872
ELIOT
Middlemarch
IV XXXIX.
There was an aged goat (kept doubtless ...
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Article: Black Creek, Wis., Goat Farmers Enjoy Raising the Kids.
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......mammal. It looked easier than cows, Todd said. The size, easier...milking parlor. One by one each goat walks up a plank and waits...terms of milk production per goat. While he declined to talk...did say the average milking goat can expect to bring in $150...consider his venture in the goat ...
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