Govt. Farm, Beltsville, Maryland - 3, Historic Print

Drawn from the Library of Congress archive, this print depicts Govt. Farm, Beltsville, Maryland - 3. The Library holds one of the most comprehensive collections of American and international historical prints in the world.

Library of Congress record: Created 1919 December Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. Caption from caption list: The Department of Agriculture is anxious to encourage the raising and keeping of goats in the United States. The milk is more nurishing [i.e., nourishing] than cows milk and hte animals can be fed on less than two pounds of feed a day. they give about two quarts of milk at each milking. The milk from the goats at the Government farm is sent to the Childrens Hospital in Washington, D.C. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings..

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