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long and somewhat coarse wool, out as mutton producers they 

 do not rank high. 



The Cotswolds are natives of the Cotswold Hills of Gloucester 

 County, England, and they were brought to Albany, New York, 

 in 1832. 



They generally have polled white heads with curls or locks 

 extending almost to their nostrils. -Their fleece occurs in some- 

 what large locks or curls. They rank high as wool producers, 

 but are regarded as ordinary for mutton purposes. They are 

 both good feeders and grazers. 



Other long-wooled breeds are the Kent, of Kent County and 

 the Romney Marsh, in England, and the Black-faced Highland 

 of Scotland. 



GOATS 



Large herds of goats are not often seen in the United States. 

 They are distributed chiefly in the North Central States, and in 

 Maryland,' Massachusetts, and New York. 



They may be divided into the following classes : 



1. Fleece Breeds 2. Milk Breeds 



The Angora The Maltese 



The Cashmere The Toggenburg 



The Saanen 

 The Appenzell 

 The Schwarzthal 

 The Langensalzer 

 The Nubian 



The Fleece Breeds. The Angora is a native of Angora in Asia 

 Minor, and they were first brought to the United States in 1849. 

 From the fleece of the Angora goat is prepared the mohair cloth 

 of commerce. 



The Cashmere goal is a native of Cashmere, Thibet, and the 

 adjacent countries. The costly cashmere shawls and other 

 genuine cashmere goods are made from the fleece of these goats. 



The Milk Breeds. Among some of the poorer classes of people 

 of Europe and Asia, goats are valued highly for their milk. The 

 Maltese goat is a native of the island of Malta, where there are 



