50 PRACTICAL ANGORA GOAT RAISING. 



It will not take a good polish after tanning, and it is 

 not desirable for shoe leather. It will be worth 

 about half as much as common goat skin. The meat 

 of the animal will be a little better than that of the 

 common goat, but it will be inferior to Angora veni- 

 son. The animal will still be as prolific as the com- 

 mon goat. Twins and triplets will be a common 

 occurrence. The kids will also be hardy. If one 

 were to stop at this stage in breeding, he would have 

 decreased the value of the skin of his goat without 

 increasing the value of the animal. 



The second cross, or the three-quarter blood 

 Angora, will have a covering of short coarse common 

 hair, especially noticeable on the back, belly, neck 

 and hips. The mohair will now be fairly thickly set 

 upon the sides of the animal, and of medium length, 

 about seven inches long for a year's growth. If the 

 animal were to be examined by a novice, he would be 

 called an Angora from his general appearance. If 

 shorn, he will yield about one, or one and a half 

 pounds of hair, and the mohair manufacturer will 

 pay about twelve or fifteen cents a pound for the 

 material. The skin is valueless for rug, robe or trim- 

 ming purposes, because of the coarse back and the 

 scanty covering of mohair. It is fit for glove leather 

 after tanning, but its value for this purpose is less 

 than that of the common goat. The meat is more 

 like Angora venison, and can be sold on the market 



