Preface. 



The foreign breeds of goats, with which I had com- 

 paratively little practical acquaintance when I first wrote 

 on this subject, will, in the following pages, be found 

 more fully treated of, particularly the Angora, which 

 from its commercial value must be regarded as the most 

 important of the genus Capra. 



In revising the chapter on Diseases, I have to acknow- 

 ledge the kind assistance I have received from Professor 

 J. Wortley Axe, whose friendly help in the treatment of 

 my goats under sickness, and in -post-mortem examina- 

 tions, I have often had occasion to seek, and always 

 successfully. 



H. S. HOLMES PEGLER. 



HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HERTS. 

 December, 1885. 



