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manufacture of brushes. Mohair comes from Angora 
goats and is in constant demand at good prices. Mo- 
hair skins are frequently tanned and dved and used as 
rugs and coverings. 
3. Goats’ milk.—In Europe goats are largely kept for 
their milk. Goats’ milk is very nourishing on account 
of the great quantity of fat and albumen which it con- 
IMPORTED GOATS OF THE MILK CLass 
Here are excellent representatives of goats raised primarily for milk. They be- 
long to the Saanen breed, a very popular race of the milk class from Switzerland. 
tains, and also because it is easy to digest, and comes 
from an animal relatively free from disease. Goats are 
less troubled by the ravages of disease than cattle, and 
their milk seems to present no danger to those that use 
it. Ifthe milk has a bitter taste it is because of the food. 
The goat eats with satisfaction what other animals re- 
ject; it will eat wild berries, bushes, bark of trees, weeds 
or anything it can get. It is truly the scavenger of the 
farm. 
4, Milk goats.—A few flocks of milk goats have been 
