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CAPE GOAT. 

 Capra hircus. 



The Cape Goats are descended from the Angora, which 

 were imported. As they have deteriorated, they are now 

 used chiefly for leather, but the better skins are called 

 Cape Angoras, and are used for rugs and mats, although 

 they cannot compare with the beautiful fine fleeces of 

 the Asia Minor Angoras. 



Several hundred thousand skins are imported annually. 

 In 1891 there were 1,423,030 sold in London. The 

 majority of the skins for leather are bought for France 

 and America. The Cape Angoras are chiefly consumed 

 by the Americans and English. 



In 1889 there were 2,065,940 live Goats in Cape 

 Colony. 



CHINA GOAT. 



Capra hircus. 



French : Chevre de Chine. German : Chinische Ziege. 



The skins of the China Goat have only become prom- 

 inent as an article of commerce the last seven to ten 

 years, although before that time they arrived in small 

 quantities. 



The hills and mountains of the interior of the 

 southern provinces of China, and of Manchooria, are 

 covered with vast herds of Goats. These vary con- 

 siderably in colour — grey, black, white, and fawn being 

 predominant, and mottled, grizzly, and bronze being 

 also met with. The length of the hair also varies 



