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should become about 10 inches long. The fleece ought to 

 show a curl quite to the skin. An average weight is about 

 3 pounds. The better grade of goats produces a mohair that 

 is highly valued for making certain kinds of dress goods, 

 plushes for upholstering work, etc. Angoras have been 

 regarded with favor by some for clearing land of under- 

 brush. They eat the tender twigs and bark, and thus gradu- 

 ally kill the bushes. Goats have been used for this purpose 

 in northern Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri, and elsewhere. 



Fig. 54. A Toggenburg milch goat. Photograph from F. K. Cooke, of Illinois. 



Milch goats are found not only among different breeds 

 developed for milk production, but also among the common 

 goats we are all acquainted with, some of which produce 

 large amounts of milk. There are several breeds in Europe 

 that have been especially developed for milk production. 

 These include the Maltese goat on the island of Malta in 

 the Mediterranean Sea; the Toggenburg, raised in a valley 



