30 PRACTICAL ANGORA GOAT RAISING. 



tag locks can be cleaned sufficiently by washing, they 

 are of some value; but if not, they are hardly worth 

 the expense of shipping. 



The mohair shorn from kids should be kept in 

 parcels by itself, as it is usually finer and worth top 

 prices. That of the does, if it differs from that of 

 the wethers, should be packed separately. When the 

 mohair is received by the mill it is sent to the sorting 

 room. 



SORTING BY THE MANUFACTURER. 



Each goat's fleece is made up of a variety of dif- 

 ferent grades of mohair. Before a fleece can be spun 

 it must be separated into these different grades as 

 nearly as possible, and this is done by expert sorters, 

 who select from the raw material about seven differ- 

 ent degrees of fineness of fiber. They also take into 

 consideration freeness from kemp and color. In 

 separating the fleece much dust is liberated, and as 

 some mohair is liable to carry the baccilus of an- 

 thrax, or other dangerous material, this dust, if al- 

 lowed to circulate in the air, would become a serious 

 menace to the health of the sorters. Wool sorters' 

 disease is by no means uncommon, and one of the 

 American mill owners reported that his sorters had 

 such a dread of a foreign mohair which came packed 

 in a distinctive package, that he had to stop handling 

 this particular lot, although it was profitable stuff to 

 spin. 



