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of kemp, and lacks density over the entire body. As the name 
indicates, the face and legs are black (Fig. 85). 
GOATS 
The goat is closely allied to the sheep. As with other classes 
of live stock, the goat has developed along two types according 
to the demands made upon it. Thus we have one type grown for 
its fleece, and a second propagated for the milk it can produce. 
Perhaps the Angora is the best representative of the type grown 
for its fleece. 
349. Angora goat.— This herd developed in Angora, Asia 
Minor. The origin is obscure, some writers venturing to say that 
Fic. 86.— The Angora goat. 
the breed originated 2400 years ago in the district of Angora. 
The Angora goat owes its present development to selection and 
better care on the part of Angora fanciers generally. The fleece 
of the animals should be pure white, and grow to the length of 
about ten inches during the year. It should hang in ringlets or 
wavy curls, the wave extending throughout the entire length of 
the hair (Fig. 86). 
