44 PRACTICAL ANGORA GOAT RAISING. 



should be kept separate from short stuff. Thus one 

 grades the mohair to some extent on the farm, and 

 he has a better idea of what the clip should bring. 



If the mohair is to be shipped a long distance, it 

 will pay to bale the fleeces, as compact bales occupy 

 much less space than sacks. The freight rates are 

 usually less upon baled mohair than they are upon 

 the sacked material. The cost of baling the mohair 

 is a little less tban the cost of sacking. 



