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he visited, which were dying of scours. The owner insisted that there 

 was some disease among the goats, but upon careful examination it waa 

 decided that the goats were dying of starvation. A sufficient food supply 

 soon remedied the trouble. A goat does not poison readily, as he eats 

 only a small amount of each plant. Goats will die of poisoning, however, 

 and precaution should be taken to see the poisonous plants are elimin- 

 ated from the range. 



COEN. 



Where wethers or other goats are to be fattened for market, they 

 should be treated about like sheep. This branch of the business is new 

 and only a few corn fed animals have come into the market. Goat feed- 

 ing for the market is practically in an experimental stage. Most of 

 those who are feeding say that the goat eats as much or more corn than 

 sheep. It does not take him long to get used to full feed. The Angora 

 venison market is yet an uncertain factor. Good fat Angoras bring al- 

 most the same as bheep of the same quality. It does not seem to make 

 any difference to ibe buyers whether the Angora is shorn or unshorn. 

 There are a number of bunches of wethers being fed this season and we 

 expect to give more details later. 



SHEDS. 



The goat must have exercise if he is to be kept in the best of condi- 

 tion. In some states the domestic animals are housed for from two to 

 four months of the year. If it is necessary to confine the Angora he 

 should have room enough to move about in. While in New Mexico a shed 

 one hundred feet long by thirty feet wide, open on one or all sides will 

 shelter 1,000 goats, yet in Wisconsin a shed of the same dimensions 

 should be closed on all sides and should not be expected to house more 

 than one-third as many goats. The goats should be kept comfortably 

 warm and thoroughly dry. Sheds which are used for sheep will do for 

 goats. The sheds should be kept dry. On cold nights, if the sheds are 

 cold, the kids will crowd into corners to get warm and soon some of the 

 kids will be crowded under others. If the pile gets too dense the lower 

 kids smother and die. 



SUMMARY. 



1. Accord goats the same care which you do other live stock. 



2. Give them plenty of clean food and exercise. 



3. Keep them out of cold rains and provide dry sheds for them. 



HOW MANY ANGORA GOATS TO THE ACRE. 



Wallaces' Farmer. 



We are frequently asked the question: How many Angora goats 



should be kept to the acre where the object is to clean up the brush? 



The Maine Experiment Station has been doing some good work along this 



line. It began in j901, but gave the goats too much range and they did 



