64 PRACTICAL ANGORA GOAT RAISING. 



Most^of the Asia Minor skins are sent to Austria, and 

 the prices paid for the raw skins are about the same 

 as in America. The skins which have had the mohair 

 removed are valuable for the manufacture of gloves 

 and morocco leather. They do not make as fine leather 

 as the common goat skins, but they are as extensively 

 used. All skins should be carefully handled. 



The skin should be carefully removed from the 

 carcass. Goats do not skin as easily as sheep, and 

 the careless operator is liable to cut the inner layers 

 of the skin if he is not careful. These cuts are called 

 "flesh-cuts," and skins badly "flesh-cut" are compara- 

 tively valueless, because "flesh-cuts" can not be re- 

 moved by the tanner. A sharp knife should be used, 

 and the operator should avoid cutting the skin. 



The skin should be well salted, care being taken 

 to see that the salt penetrates every portion of the raw 

 surface. The skins can be cured in the shade with- 

 out the use of salt, but sun-dried skins are worthless. 

 If the edges of the skin are allowed to roll, so that 

 raw surfaces come together, the part so affected will 

 heat and the hair pull out. It is not necessary to 

 stretch the skins while curing them. 



Goats should be killed when their fleece is suit- 

 able for robe and rug purposes. Those carrying a six 

 month's fleece, if it is six inches long, have about the 

 right kind of skins. There are some Angora skins 

 imported from Turkey and South Africa. 



