Tttte ANGORA AND MILKING GOATS. SlV 



you go along. They will feed upon tlie leaves 

 of almost every species of tree and brush, if 

 they can reach them. They will not do much 

 in the way of girdling trees, though they will 

 eat the bark from some varieties of trees. They 

 do not much relish hickory. Green, briars are 

 dangerous because they sometimes catch and 

 hold fast the little goats till they perish. They 

 should be mown off with a brush scythe and 

 then the goats will keep them down. They do 

 not make a meal of any one article of diet but 

 nibble a few leaves from one shrub, a few from 

 another, then some weeds, some grass, more 

 leaves, and so on the day long. They will not 

 thrive on brush alone. They will live well on 

 grass alone but thrive better to have brush 

 to mix with it. They require water. Laurel 

 wiU poison them if they are given access to it 

 when very hungry. 



Angoras make good eating. Tlieir flesh is 

 called "venison" or "mutton," according to 

 the state of the respective markets. The An- 

 gora does not have the overpowering odor of 

 the common male goat. They are as dainty as 

 deer in their habits. Offered for sale at our 

 great market centers they sell for considerably 

 less than sheep, 1 to 2 cents per pound less. 



This condition may improve with time and 

 the elimination of more of the common goat 

 from their blood. 



Angora goats are not heavy milkers and are 

 not suitable for use as milking goats. Great ex- 

 cellence is seldom attained in two or three di- 

 verse lines of endeavor. 



