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by the odor, and she depends upon that entirely for 

 her knowledge of her offspring. If it is inconven- 

 ient to have a pen for each doe, several may be con- 

 fined to the one pen, placing their kids apart as far 

 as possible. The kids are often "staked," that is, 

 tied by one leg with a strong cord in which is a 

 swivel. The doe will always return to where she 

 left the kid to seek for it. It is said that twice a 

 day is often enough for the kids to suck. Should 

 the doe disown her offspring she will own it again 

 if confined with it and the kid assisted to suck for a 

 few days. 



Kids must not be exposed to cold or wet. Expe- 

 rience shows that they are more delicate than lambs. 

 Is not this a striking proof of the antiquity of the 

 breed? For how many unnumbered centuries has 

 it been under the fostering care of man ! The com- 

 mon goat is the hardiest of domestic animals, and 

 the most difficult to get profit from. The Angora, 

 with its delicately beautiful fleece, has had this rug- 

 gedness sacrificed to the beauty and usefulness of 

 its covering. As a rule the better bred the Angoras 

 are, the nearer pure-bred, the more delicate they are. 

 And yet, given right management, they are hardy 

 enough. They endure tropic heats and semi- Arctic 

 colds, but they must be dry, they must have air and 

 exercise and food partly of browse and partly of 

 grass. 



We will not here go into the range management 

 of Angoras. Anyone wishing to grow them in large 

 numbers should make careful study in detail. He 



