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curl is an evidence of coarseness. The fleece has a beautiful 

 lustre which gives to mohair cloth its attractive silky- 

 character. This quality of lustre is one of the important 

 features of the fleece. A pure-bred Angora of good breed- 

 ing in a year will produce a fleece that will usually weigh 

 five or six pounds, inferior individuals shearing about half 

 that weight. In judging the Angora, special attention 

 should be given to uniformity in fineness and length of 

 staple, and to the prevalence of kemp, which is regarded 

 as highly undesirable. Kemp, either white or gray, is quite 

 common among Angoras, and seriously injures the value 

 of the fleece. 



The following very unique standard and scale of points 

 gives no descriptive matter, but enables the judge to classify 

 certain features within three grades of merit, viz.: "extra 

 good, ' ' credited with 20 points ; ' ' good, ' ' credited with 14 ; 

 and "medium" credited with 8. 



SCALE OF POINTS FOR THE ANGORA GOAT. 



(Adopted by the American Angora Goat Association.) 



Extra 



Good Good Medium 



Points Points Points 



Fineness and lustre of fleece 20 14 8 



Quantity of fleece 20 14 8 



Freedom from kemp 20 14 8 



Size of bone, breadth and depth of carcass 20 14 8 



Constitution and form 20 14 8 



Total 100 70 40 



