College Uses Goats to Clean-Up Overgrown Lot

HAVERFORD, Pa. (AP) — A suburban Philadelphia college is using goats to clean up an overgrown lot.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Haverford College brought in the 29 goats last week to start munching through 1 1/2 acres across from a duck pond. School officials say the animals have already cleared out one section and have moved on to an even denser one.

The goats have been hired from a company called Eco-Goats in Maryland. School officials say they plan to follow up the goat operation with a human crew armed with machinery that will clear out was left and kill off stumps.

The goats are leased for about $400 a day, plus the cost of putting up a fence. Officials say machinery for the job would cost $2,500 to $3,000 daily.