28 BULLETIN 749, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
set wide apart. Such dual-purpose Angoras make possible a sub- 
stantial double revenue from two sources, mohair and the sale of 
animals for meat. Heavier and earlier maturing animals are pro- 
duced, which have a more ready sale and a greater value for meat, 
because there is less waste and a greater proportion of valuable cuts 
on the animal. This makes it possible to sell at a profit poor pro- 
ducers of mohair when about 6 months of age, and all surplus can 
be sold advantageously when 18 months or 2 years old. 
In weight, grown Angoras vary from 60 to.150 pounds for both 
bucks and does, though the average is approximately from 100 to 
125 pounds for bucks and 75 pounds for does. In the fall, kids of 
fine-mohair goats weigh, in good condition, from 30 to 75 pounds, 
with an average of about 35 to 40 pounds, and yearlings from 50 
to 100 pounds or more, with an average of 60 to 65 pounds. Better 
selection of breeding animals from the present range Angoras to 
approximate the dual-purpose Angora as herein suggested, together 
with better care and management, will result in the production of 
Inds averaging 50 pounds and yearlings averaging 80 pounds in the 
fall of the year. This is an increase of from 25 to 30 per cent over 
the averages to-day. These weights can be increased still further. 
The disposal of surplus animals has always been one of the draw- 
backs ef the goat industry. Though several hundred thousand are 
annually slaughtered, goats are usually placed on the market in 
small numbers of all ages and sizes and in all conditions of flesh. 
This has often made it impossible to establish a market classifica- 
tion and has generally caused slaughterers to pay only such prices as 
would insure a profit on the poorer animals. The production of the - 
dual-purpose type cf Angora under good management and the dis- 
posal of the surplus when 2 years old or under would make pos- 
sible the placing of large numbers of well-built, fat goats on the 
market. With a steady supply of large, fat goats of even size and 
condition a better market for goats and goat meat might be estab- 
shed. 
The type and grade of goat, then. that should be raised on the 
ranges is a large, well-built, early maturing Angora, producing a 
large quantity of fine mohair. The herd should be as uniform as 
possible. Uniformity of the mohair in the fleece and from the herd, 
reducing the work of grading, increases the value of the mohair. 
Also uniformity in size and conformation of the surplus stock sold 
for meat causes it to bring a higher price. 
Selection of does-——The does making up the herd should be care- 
fully selected for uniformity, and as nearly as possible to approxi- 
mate the ideal range goat. In general, high-class does produce high- 
class offspring. Considering present prices, each doe should produce 
