THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



brush. Place them in sight, but not in reach, 

 of each other, for several days. Their sta- 

 tions must be changed twice or thrice a day, 

 or they will not be contented. If the brows- 

 ing ground is fenced, they can be turned loose 

 after a few days, unless any one shows a hos- 

 tile spirit, in which case keep it on chain until 

 it evinces a desire to be on friendly terms. In 

 selecting a ram, choose one not under eighteen 

 months, nor over six years of age. Subse- 

 quent males, especially the one who is to head 

 the flock after it has become pure Angora, 

 should not be over two years old, because by 

 that time the females will number about forty, 

 and there will be no necessity to change the 

 sire, for if you desire to increase the flock, 

 other rams will have to be kept for each ad- 

 ditional forty or fifty females. 



The age of goats can be told up to the age 

 of four years by their teeth. The first year 

 they are barely out of the gums, with a space 

 between each. Second year, the two center 

 teeth are much larger than the others, and 



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