KIDDING ANGORAS. 



expererience of years has taught the 

 Turk that if he wishes to save many 

 kids, he must have them come late in 

 the season. The changeable weather of 

 the Turkish spring, the frequent cold 

 rains and the lack of proper shed accommodations, 

 have more than once not only destroyed the increase, 

 but also killed the grown goats. The Turkish methods 

 of handling kids are of little practical value. 

 They know how delicate the kids are when they 

 are born, and they usually bring the kid and its 

 mother to the house as soon as it is dropped. 



The Turkish Angora goat men usually range 

 small flocks, and they also have a surplus of help, so 

 that this is a comparatively easy method. The kids are 

 allowed to go with the flocks as soon as they are old 

 enough to travel. The principal objection to letting 

 young kids go with the flock is that the kids go to 

 sleep, and sleep so soundly that the flock feed away 

 from them. When the youngsters awake they are lost. 

 If there be wild animals about, the kids may be killed, 

 or they may starve before they are found. The 

 Turk, however, has so many herders with one flock 



