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considerably, and in some he-Goats the hair is bristly 

 and coarse, whilst in others it is long, shaggy, and poor 

 in quality, reaching even to 7 or 8 inches. Others, again, 

 in the mountainous districts, have a thick, fine fleece, 

 although of a lighter colour. 272,709 China Goat skins 

 were sent to London in 1891, and sold there, to be used 

 in the manufacture of good leather, but the majority 

 are imported in the shape of rugs. In 1886 about 

 400,000 Goat and Kid rugs were imported, for which 

 supply about 1,000,000 Goats were said to be killed. 



Two skins are usually made into one rug. The 

 Chinese dress the sldns beautifully. 



The grey rug is used extensively in Canada, England, 

 the United States, and France, chiefly for sleigh-robes, 

 and also for perambulator rugs, theatrical purposes, etc. 

 The natural black skins are used in Canada for sleigh- 

 robes, and the very low qualities in France for aprons. 

 When the black skins are dyed squirrel-tail colour or dark 

 brown, they make very excellent boas, and the inferior 

 black skins dyed black are used for common rugs. Grey 

 skins dyed black are used for coachmen's collars, etc. 

 White Goat skins are used for a variety of purposes ; 

 when dyed blue they make excellent boas. 



The black and grey Kids are usually imported in the 

 form of Mandarin robes, or crosses, as they are called. 

 These make excellent light boas, and the lower qualities 

 are used for coat-linings. The hair of the Kids is 

 extremely soft and silky. 



The under fur or wool of this Goat is largely used in 

 commerce, and is sometimes even extracted from the 

 rugs. 



