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WESTERN GRAZING GROUNDS AND FOREST RANGES 



many are lost by early storms while away from the 

 sheds. On account of the nature of their food browse 

 goats require twice as much salt as sheep. 



For the first few weeks the little kids are not allowed 

 to go out on the range with their mothers but are kept 

 at the ranch in a yard or corral. During the kidding 

 time the does are handled much as are ewes. Several 



A Pen of Angora Kids in New Mexico. 



methods of taking care of the little fellows are followed. 

 Some owners stake out each kid with a small string- 

 tied to a leg and a peg driven into the ground. The 

 does seem to know only OIK- place to find their offspring, 

 and if left alone the kid will wander off and the doe 

 never find it again. By tying them to stakes they are 

 held ia>t and the does come and go at pleasure. 



