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the Union. Over sixty-five thousand animals are recorded 

 in the Angora Goat Record. 







Literature. George Fayette Thompson, Angora Goat Raising 

 and Milch Goats ; William L. Black, A New Industry ; C. P. Bailey, 

 Practical Angora Goat Raising; Gustav A. Hoerle, The Angora 

 Goat : Its Habits and Culture ; John L. Hayes, The Angora Goat : 

 Its Origin, Culture and Products; S. C. Cronwright Schreiner, The 

 Angora Goat; George Edward Allen, Angora Goats, the Wealth 

 of the Wilderness ; C. P. Bailey, California Angoras ; E. H. Jobson, 

 Angora Goat Raising; George Fayette Thompson, Information 

 concerning the Angora Goat, Bulletin No. 27, Bureau of Animal 

 Industry, United States Department of Agriculture; George Fay- 

 ette Thompson, The Angora Goat, Farmers' Bulletin No. 137, 

 United States Department of Agriculture. This article is largely 

 adapted from the bulletins on Angora goats prepared by the late 

 George Fayette Thompson. 



MILCH GOATS. Capra Urcus. Figs. 82-84. 

 By William C. Clos 



491. The breeding of goats for the production of milk 

 is a growing industry in some parts of America. In the 

 development of the dairy type, numerous breeds and 

 varieties of goats have been produced, adapted to meet 

 different conditions. 



492. Description. According to the best authorities, 

 the following general points and qualities are applicable 

 to all types of milch goats. They must possess good 

 forms, indicating constitutional strength and high pro- 

 ductiveness. The head must be light (dry), eyes fresh 

 and lively, horns (in all horned breeds) small, neck broad, 

 breast wide, ribs well sprung, back long and straight, hips 

 broad and strong, legs sinewy and straight. Healthy 



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