72 PKACTICAL ANGOKA GOAT RAISING. 



and weeds, but even if Angoras should stand this 

 treatment, they will thrive better with water once 

 daily. It is estimated that under normal condi- 

 tions a goat will consume about one-ninetieth of its 

 body weight (about a pint of water for a grown ani- 

 mal) in a day. On hot days, when the animals are 

 on dry feed, they will frequently drink two quarts of 

 water. 



SHEDS. 



To raise Angora goats most profitably one should 

 really be provided with sheds. These sheds should 

 be about the same as those which are provided for 

 sheep in the same locality. For years southern and 

 western breeders have made a success of the Angora 

 industry, and very few of them have had any ar- 

 tificial protection for their goats. But even these 

 breeders find that they can raise a larger percentage 

 of increase, and get through the year with a smaller 

 percentage of loss if they have sheds. Grown goats 

 rarely need much shelter, even in the winter, if the 

 weather is dry, but during cold, damp storms the 

 fleece wets through and the animal chills. Just after 

 shearing, or just before kidding season, one is liable 

 to loose some grown animals, or to have many kids 

 slunk, if the goats are not protected from cold storms. 

 Young kids also require attention, and proper sheds 

 more than pay for themselves by preventing exces- 

 sive mortality. Whether the shed should be closed 



