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grown females, in which are a fair proportion of pure breeds, 

 and all are several crosses over full blood. These I am 

 about to breed to a very superior buck, either imported by 

 Mr. Entichydes from Asia Minor, or is directly descended 

 from his imported animals. 



HOW TO PREPARE MOHAIR AND WHERE TO SELL IT. 



As soon as the weather is warm in the spring, the goats 

 will begin to shed their mohair, which may be known by 

 fuzzy appearance over their bodies. No time should be lost, 

 but as soon as this is perceptible they should be shorn like 

 sheep, omitting the long, coarse hair of the beards and tails, 

 as they are not of much value from small flocks, or, if shorn 

 then, should be packed separately, as also the mane, which 

 some goats have. The fleeces of yearling animals should 

 also be kept separate, as these are the most valuable, and 

 will be more easily graded if the clip is sold according to 

 quality. For this reason, also, each fleece should be tied up 

 separately outside out, with a small, strong, colored thread. 

 All impurities of any sort should have been carefully taken 

 from the fleeces before being shorn, but it is not generally 

 necessary to wash the animals. In the breeding season the 

 bucks urinate on their beards and on the wool of their fore- 

 legs, which accounts for the disagreeable odor, and these 

 animals may require washing. This operation may be easily 

 performed in any pure water, without soap, and without 

 heating the water. After being shorn, the animals may re- 

 quire housing during any very cold nights or cold rains. 



After shearing, the mohair may be packed in bags of 

 convenient size to be handled, and being carefully marked, 

 may be safely shipped, by freight, to the East, where it will 

 find a ready and remunerative market at any time of the 

 year. I have thus experienced for many years, and more 

 recently my mohair has been sold on commission by Kitch- 

 ing Bros., 82 Reade street, New York; at other times I 



