The Angora or "Mohair" Goat.- 7 9 



age is partly due to the fleece they carry giving them a 

 larger appearance. 



Shearing in this country should be done towards the 

 end of April or the beginning of May, as early in fact as 

 the weather will permit, otherwise the fleece falls natur- 

 ally, coming off on everything that the goat rubs against, 

 and thus being lost. 



In order to give my readers the benefit of experience 

 wider than my own on this particular branch of goat- 

 keeping, I will quote from Dr. Hayes' book some 

 remarks made by large Angora breeders in America : 



" Colonel Peters states that one shepherd with a good 

 dog can readily attend one thousand head of goats during 

 the summer months. They may be kept with sheep, to 

 great advantage : that is, in the same range, for they do 

 not graze with the sheep, being more active and rapid in 

 their movements. Feeding on leaves, weeds, and briars, 

 they prepare the land for sheep, and do not lessen the 

 number of the latter already kept in a flock. Under this 

 arrangement the cost of attendance is very trifling, for 

 they require very little attention, except at the time of 

 bringing forth kids; and their habit of returning home 

 every evening is a very valuable trait. 



" The bucks come in season about the ist of August, 

 and can be relied upon for good service until the month of 

 February. Ewes come on heat during September. 

 Young ewes with their first kids require to be kept in an 

 enclosure, so as to prevent them deserting the kid." 



