THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



cleared and fertilizer distributed. The eigh- 

 teen acres of brush on which they were kept 

 for the first two years having the fourth year 

 brought in a clear profit of $1,800, the area 

 of the pasture had been greatly enlarged by 

 their agency, and the fourth year they were 

 utilized to demolish sprouts in a piece of 

 woods selected by the Master Man for forestry 

 experiments. It was second-growth, and the 

 trees were being stunted by undergrowth, 

 which the goats demolished with much gusto. 

 We did not fully realize the superiority of 

 Angoras until shearing time of the fifth year; 

 then the length, weight and luster of the mo- 

 hair gratified our pride, and subsequent sales 

 proved more practically convincing than fifty 

 blue ribbons that our herd had become truly 

 thoroughbred. The aggregate weight of 

 fleeces was 400 pounds, and the cash return 

 $193. Since then the demand for hair twelve 

 inches long and over has increased, and prices 

 have materially improved. In 1904 a lady 

 who keeps Angoras received $43 for the fleece 



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