CHAPTER VII. 

 GOATS ON THE RANGE. 



The raising of Angora goats in the last few years 

 has become quite an industry. In the West, especially 

 the Southwest, there are many areas well fitted for graz- 

 ing goats. Contrary to general opinion, raising goats 

 is not a matter of luck, and the man who buys a band of 

 goats and expects them to live on tin cans and scenery 

 will be badly fooled. 



Kids Are Tender. While the Mexican goat is a hardy 

 animal, the Angora is very delicate in many ways and 

 requires great care at certain periods of its life. The 

 kids are especially tender for the first few weeks and 

 must be given careful attention from the day they are 

 born up to six weeks of age. After that they will 

 take care of themselves with little trouble. 



Little Herding Needed. Goats require little herding, 

 and can be turned out on the ranges and left to them- 

 selves day after day. They will come home at night as 

 regularly as the milk cows, and take good care of 

 themselves against wild animals. 



Of course no good goat-owner will allow his goats to 

 look out for themselves all the time. Still the con- 

 stant attention of a herder is not needed as it is with 

 sheep. Goats must have sheds to protect them from 

 rain and storms. They seem to dislike the wet and 



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