PRACTICAL ANGORA GOAT RAISING. 75 



find them satisfactory. Probably woven wire is the 

 best fence under ordinary conditions. 



HERDING. 



In mountainous countries, where it is not practical 

 to fence the range, the flocks should be watched by 

 herders. The Angora has a natural tendency to return 

 home, or to a known camping ground at night, and 

 in some places this tendency is relied upon to bring 

 the flock home, and they are not herded. Of course, 

 in countries where there is no danger from loss by 

 depredations of wild animals, and where food is so 

 plentiful that the goats must find a sufficient amount, 

 the flock may be turned loose. 



One shepherd should tend from one to two 

 thousand head, as goats flock together well. Of 

 course, during kidding season the flocks will have to 

 be more closely watched. Goats travel rapidly and 

 cover a considerable amount of territory in a day. 

 A flock may travel from ten to twelve miles from the 

 time they leave camp in the morning until they re- 

 turn to camp in the evening. The herder should 

 walk ahead of the leaders of the flock, so that they 

 will not travel too fast, or he may walk upon a nearby 

 elevation, so that he can see that the flock does not 

 separate. A flock will sometimes string out over a 

 mile. The goats should be given freedom. Too 

 often a zealous herder overworks himself and keeps 

 his flock poor by crowding them together. A good 



