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on all sides, or whether it may be left open, depends 

 upon the locality. Do as one would for sheep, under 

 the same conditions, will be a fairly safe rule to fol- 

 low. Allow at least four or five square feet of shed 

 room to each mature animal, and the danger of the 

 goats crowding together in the corners and smother- 

 ing the animals on the underside of the pile, should 

 never be forgotten. On very cold nights large num- 

 bers, especially of the kids, may be killed by smoth- 

 ering, if they are not carefully watched. 



FENCES. 



The question of fencing for the Angora goat is 

 not such a serious matter as the beginner would im- 

 agine. If the goats have not been raised as pets and 

 taught to jump, there will be little trouble with the 

 animals going over a perpendicular fence of ordi- 

 nary height. They will, however, go through or un- 

 der the fence, if it is possible. They are natu- 

 ral climbers, and if the fence offers projecting steps, 

 upon which they can climb, they will soon find their 

 way to the outside of the enclosure. Some of the 

 old stone and rail fences will not hold goats. Any 

 perpendicular fence, three feet high, with transverse 

 spaces not wider than three or four inches for the 

 lower two feet, and not wider than six inches for the 

 upper foot, will hold goats. If the spaces in the 

 fence are perpendicular, they will necessarily have to 



