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swampy regions of south-eastern England; (2) The Black- 

 Faeed Highland, a breed from Scotland, adapted to moun- 

 tainous regions; and (3) the Wensleydales, a breed from the 

 north of England. 



Goats. — ^The raising of goats is becoming more and more 

 general in the United States, and this is particularly true 



ANGORA GOATS 



where the land is too rough for grain-raising. There are two 

 main classes of goats; namely, those which are raised princi- 

 pally for their fleece and those raised for their milk. Only the 

 first class is raised to any extent in the United States. 



The Angora goat is the one raised for its fleece, which is 

 called mohair. Mohair is coarser than sheep's wool, and is 

 longer and much stronger. Angora goats were first brought 



