THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



of mohair, the course we pursued is the most 

 economical. No matter what sort of goats are 

 first installed, the general care will be the same, 

 as most of the common goats found in coun- 

 try districts are kept by foreigners for their 

 milk. It is advisable to buy them when they 

 are with kid, for then, being dry, they will 

 cost less, and do the work of clearing just as 

 well. As with all strange animals, the first 

 point is to become friendly with them, and 

 accustom them to associate some distinct call 

 with food. Such training is best accomplished 

 when confined in pens or a yard. If the goats 

 all come from one flock, and are in the habit 

 of herding together, they can be left loose in 

 one enclosure, but if they are strangers to 

 each other, they must be tethered at unreach- 

 able distances or in individual pens at night. 

 During the day, until accustomed to their 

 new surroundings, have them led out sepa- 

 rately on to the land you desire them to clear, 

 and tether by ropes not more than three feet 

 long, to avoid their getting tangled up in the 



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