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The fleece should be free from kemp. The fibers become 

 coarser, thinner and straighter as the animal grows older. 

 The best mohair grows on goats of the best blood ; and 

 among these, that on the kids, yearling wethers and does 

 is superior in the order named. 



The offensive odor from the bucks of the common goat 

 is entirely absent in the Angora breed, except at the rut- 

 ting season, and then it is noticeable only in a slight 

 degree. The odor in a fleece of mohair is milder than 

 that in a fleece of wool. 



483. Types. Some strains of Angoras have fox-like 

 ears, but those with the pendent ears are preferred. In 

 this country, care must always be exercised to cull the 

 off-colored kids from the flock. These may be the result 

 of atavism, from a cross made on a common goat, either 

 red or black. It is reported that different colors are 

 found in the province of Angora among what were sup- 

 posed to be pure-bred animals. Some Angoras have very 

 little or no mohair on the forehead and legs, while others 

 have a tuft on the forehead, and the legs are well covered 

 down to the feet. 



484. Distribution. Angora goats are widely distrib- 

 uted throughout America. They are found in almost 

 every state and territory in the Union, the largest numbers 

 being in Texas, New Mexico, California, Arizona, Oregon 

 and Montana. They are found in large numbers in Cape 

 Colony. The census report for April, 1904, gives the 

 number in Cape Colony as 2,775,927. It is estimated that 

 in 1894, there were over 1,230,000 Angoras in Asia Minor. 



485. Breeding of Angoras. Goats of both sexes will 

 sometimes breed when they are five or six months old, but 

 from the fact that at this age they are but a month or 

 two from weaning time, and are not fully grown, it is 



