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spotted, in my experience the progeny to pure Angora 
bucks have invariably been pure white. 
In conclusion, I would desire to acknowledge my in- 
debtedness to the writings of Dr. Randall, Professor Low, 
Sou they, Youatt, Morton, Bischoff, Captain Conolly, 
Van Niessen, and various other writers, of whose 
works I freely availed myself in the foregoing pages. 
The frontispiece is from a drawing from life of a pure 
Angora buck, now at the Royal Park. The wood 
engraving of the Cashmere and Thibet goats is from 
Professor Low's Domestic Animals of Great Britain. 
My inexperience in literary labours may perhaps be 
pleaded in extenuation of the doubtless many faults 
and blemishes of the work. I will not offer the 
poor apology of my time being fully occupied by 
other affairs as an excuse for any shortcomings in this 
paper. The negligent performance of a work volun- 
tarily undertaken does not admit of such an excuse. 
It is my desire less to write well, than to write what 
may be of some practical value. If this result be 
attained, my object will have been accomplished and 
my labours rewarded. 
The following statement, which I have just received, 
showing the weight of fleeces shorn from the Angoras 
on the 16th May, I think it well to insert here. The 
Council will thus have three half-year's returns to 
judge by. The clip just taken off is the best we have 
yet had. From the great difference in weight in the 
individual fleeces, the advantage of selection will be 
clearly apparent. I also beg to submit, for the inspec- 
tion of the Council, a sample card with twenty 
specimens of the mohair, and the numbers of the 
