The Goat Mammals 
which have won world-wide reputations. In Asia 
Minor the long-haired Angora goat has been devel- 
oped; and in Cashmere has been bred the long-haired 
goat whose fleece is used for the making of the 
famous Cashmere shawls. ; 
In America we have a native wild goat, although 
it is more nearly related to the antelope than to the 
goat family; it lives in the Rocky Mountains and 
the Cascade ranges. It has white shaggy hair, and 
black feet, eyes and nose, and slender but efficient 
black horns. There have been some very exciting 
stories written and told about the adventures of 
hunters when pursuing this animal. 
“As playful as a kid’’, is a common expression, and 
is founded upon observation. The only way for the 
kid to develop its steel-spring muscles for maturity, 
is to keep in constant activity when young. In fact 
a kid goes into training very shortly after it is born. 
HOME 
The winter home of the goat needs to be warm and 
light, and be funished with a plentiful supply of dry 
bedding. It should be cleaned often, so that it will 
be dry and fresh, otherwise it becomes bad smelling. 
The goat, of all the animals, must have plenty of fresh 
air and exercise, so the year round it should have access 
to a yard or field where it can browse and roam about. 
During the summer it does not need to be housed. 
The fence about the pastures should be well-made, 
and with no boards leaning up against it, for the goat 
can walk up a leaning board and jump over a fence 
quite as easily as a boy. 
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