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goras" into new neighborhoods. To answer some 

 of the many questions arising in connection with 

 this subject this chapter is written. Breeders of 

 Angora goats should have one of the following 

 works : "New Industry, or Raising the Angora Goat 

 and Mohair for profit, ' ' by Wm. L. Black of Texas ; 

 "Angora Goat Raising and Milch Goats, " by George 

 Fayette Thompson, or "The Angora Goat," by S. 

 C. C. Schreiner (Longmans, Green & Co.). Schrein- 

 er's work is a classic, a thing of beauty. Thompson 

 is concise and practical, enthusiastic enough, and 

 tells besides much about milking goats. Black is 

 an earnest advocate and presents a great array of 

 facts and examples of successful practice. I think 

 he leaves out the failures and some of the difficulties. 



Very extravagant things are claimed for Angora 

 goats. It has been claimed that they will shear 

 from six to eight pounds of mohair per year, worth 

 well, all sorts of prices from 75 cents to $8.00. 

 That was in the olden time. They have been claimed 

 to be immune to all sickness, hardy as the common 

 goat ; that they will kill dogs and keep disease from 

 among horses ; that they would clear land of brush 

 and make delicious mutton at the same time; that 

 they were very prolific. 



Now the simple truth is that the Angora goat is 

 the most delicate, though the most beautiful goat 

 known. It is troubled with all the diseases that af- 

 flict sheep, and more of them. It is not very pro- 

 lific, nor are the kids very easily raised in a cold 

 and wet climate. It is not dog-proof, nor will it 



