86 PRACTICAL ANGORA GOAT RAISING. 



THE STAKING METHOD. 



The staking method is quite commonly used, 

 and in certain localities it is probably the best way to 

 handle kids. The apparatus necessary is a smooth 

 piece of half-inch board, two inches wide and four 

 inches long, with a hole bored in each end. Through 

 the hole in one end a piece of rope eight inches long 

 is passed, and knotted so that it cannot pull out. 

 The loose end of this rope is then made fast to a 

 stout stake which is to be driven into the ground. 

 Through the hole in the other end a piece of rope 

 eighteen inches long is passed and knotted as in the 

 first end, in such a way that the loose end of the rope, 

 which is to be fastened to the kid's leg, draws 

 away from the stake. When the apparatus is in use 

 the small stick with the holes in the ends acts as a 

 swivel to keep the rope from tangling. 



It is important to select a proper place to tie the 

 kid. He is to stay in this place for about six weeks, 

 and he needs protection from winds and wild ani- 

 mals, and should have some sunshine and some 

 shade. Usually a small tree, a bush, a fence, or a 

 post will offer a good place to stake. The does which 

 are expected to kid during the day are separated 

 from the flock as in the corral method. The balance 

 of the band are herded, so that the kids dropped on 

 the range can be more easily handled. Just as 

 soon as a kid is dropped, it is taken to a. convenient 



