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the mutton is very good. Another use to which Angoras 
are put is for clearing land. They eat the bark of trees, 
various kinds of underbrush and weeds and soon kill out 
bushes. Many Angora enthusiasts claim they are worth 
a great deal for this purpose. 
“Mohair comes from the Angora goat. That of the finest quality 
is sheared from kids a year old. It gradually deteriorates until the 
sixth year, when it is of practically no value. The wool is abun- 
dant, thick, long, soft, shining, silky and slightly curled. The color 
is white. An average clip is three pounds. Mohair is extensively 
used in the manufacture of plush and certain kinds of dress goods. 
Sometimes the skins are tanned, either in natural color or dyed and 
used for rugs and robes.” 
ANGORA GOATS AT PASTURE 
They are cleaning the hillside of weeds and brush, 
8. Feeding.—Goats like to browse around in fence cor- 
ners, thickets and on broken areas. Wherever they 
browse on brush they so completely destroy the rubbish 
that grass invariably springs up. This is because the 
undergrowth is destroyed and grass is given an oppor- 
tunity to thrive. They take to grass also, but not so 
readily as to brushwood. When on pasture, the coarser 
grasses are preferred. In winter they will pick over corn 
stover, eat straw and grain. Sheaf oats, alfalfa, cowpea 
