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grazers. They prefer the slender tips and twigs of young 

 trees to grass, and on this account are often used to 

 keep down the underbush in pastures. In the Southwest 

 they find a climate well suited to their habits. The fibers 

 of the fleece are very long and some coarser than fine 

 wool. The fleece of the Angora goats is known as mohair. 

 Milking breeds of goats have been highly developed in 

 some countries. In the island of Malta the inhabitants 

 depend very largely on goats for supplies of milk and 

 butter. Milking-goats have been bred for centuries 

 in Switzerland. Fine specimens give from four to seven 

 quarts of milk a day. 



