360 SHEEP FARMING IN AMERICA 



nessee and the hill regions south of there Angoras 

 might exist by thousands with profit and advantage. 



They should in all locations have provision made 

 for feeding in winter, some dry corn fodder, oats 

 and hay. 



The difficulty in introducing Angoras to the re- 

 gion best for them is the character of many of the 

 people living there. The careful reader will have 

 realized ere this that Angora goat breeding is not 

 adapted to a careless, lazy or indifferent man's hab- 

 its. More than most animals, Angoras are depend- 

 ent upon man for aid in infancy and help at inter- 

 vals during life. Angoras are destroyed sometimes 

 by dogs, though it is thought that with a number of 

 wethers among them they are less subject to attack 

 than sheep. The man who wishes to breed goats 

 without care or attention from him had better take 

 the common "Billie goat," which is as energetic a 

 brush destroyer as he needs, and does not have to 

 be shorn or need attention at kidding time, and can 

 usually defend himself from dogs. 



THE MILKING GOAT. 



Doubtless goats have been the companions of man 

 for a longer time than cows and have befriended 

 him for most of this time by sharing their milk 

 with him. Therefore the milking habit has been 

 well fixed in certain types of goats. 



It is doubtless true that goats make better use of 

 their food than cows, and turn more of it into milk. 

 Therefore from the standpoint of economy goats 



