Kids; and so indeed should we at this day, were we want∣ing o•• those numerous flock of Sheep, &c. which daily supply the Table. However, it is a Domestick Creature, and so lows in course to be taken notice of in this Book.
The Goats have many things common with the Sheep, for th••y usually go to Buck about the same time. There an•• in some places two sorts of these, the hairy sort, and that smooth; and those that have Wens and Warts under their Chins, are taken to be the Trustfulest; their Udders we 〈◊〉〈◊〉 great, the Milk duck, and the quant••ty much. There is in these, as in other Cattle, something to be con∣sidered in their choice, especially for breeding; and for this matter, to keep my preceeding Method, I shall lay down some Rules.
And first, of the He, or Buck Goat; Observe in your the sing him, that he b•• well horried and bearded; his Main thick, his Head long, and his Neck short; his Legs fles••ey, his Eyes sprightly, I and somewhat large; his Ears lar••e, and somewhat declyning.
Secondly, as for the She Goat, in your choice, observe that her Udders be large; her Belly deep, and body long; her Leg short, well But cooked, and a compleat Head.
The best time for the Female to suffer the Male, and he cov••red for breed, is abou•• the beginning or middle or February; if the Weather be not too extream, by reason of hard Frosts that many times continue the greater part of that Month, if not beyond.