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must be dry, they must have air and exercise 

 and food partly of browse and partly of grass. 



We will not here go into the range manage- 

 ment of Angoras. Any one wishing to grow 

 them in large numbers should make careful 

 study in detail. He will find much information 

 in the volumes previously mentioned in this 

 chapter. Dry, hilly ranges are admirably 

 adapted to Angora goat growing. They seein 

 rather more expensive to manage than range 

 sheep, especially at kidding time. It is not well 

 to put more than 1,000 in a flock. An increase 

 of 75 per cent is considered good. In small lots 

 increases of 100 per cent are not unusual. The 

 better bred the Angoras the fewer the pairs of 

 twins bom. 



Angoras suffer sometimes from stomach 

 worms, from foot rot and lice, from two sorts 

 of scab (they are exempt from sheep scab), and 

 probably from nodular disease. They have a 

 ■disease of their own called "hakosis," which 

 makes them waste away, giving them a tired 

 feeling, accompanied with diarrhea and cough. 

 It was once believed that Angoras had no dis- 

 eases, indeed like sheep in dry, hilly regions 

 they are practically exempt from disease, 

 but when brought to damp countries with 

 dense green grass their environment is so 

 changed that they become infected in the same 

 manner as sheep. The treatment for internal 

 parasites is the same as for sheep. Good man- 

 agement in suitable locations will prevent dis- 

 ease in Angoras. 



"Where should Angoras be introduced? Not 



