Georgia, historical and industrial . ns are obtained chiefly from the common goat. Large numbers ofcommon goat skins are imported into the United States annually, andaccording to Mr. Barnes of the United States Department of Agricul-ture the value of the importation for 1900 was $25,000,000. The Vicikid, so popular for shoes, is made from the common goat skin, as is alsoa fine grade of glove leather. The skin of thie Angora is used for rugs, robes and trimmings. Itmust be taken off properly and stretched in the shade to dry, or else itshould be well salted. The skin should not be allowed to la
Georgia, historical and industrial . ns are obtained chiefly from the common goat. Large numbers ofcommon goat skins are imported into the United States annually, andaccording to Mr. Barnes of the United States Department of Agricul-ture the value of the importation for 1900 was $25,000,000. The Vicikid, so popular for shoes, is made from the common goat skin, as is alsoa fine grade of glove leather. The skin of thie Angora is used for rugs, robes and trimmings. Itmust be taken off properly and stretched in the shade to dry, or else itshould be well salted. The skin should not be allowed to lap over onthe flesh side, because it is likely to heat. They should never be thrownin a pile, for the hair will slip, if left for only a few hours, and then theskins are worthless for robes. The the skin should be kept asclean as possible. Shearing skins are classed with common goat skins,and skins of very young kids are of no value. The best time to take the skin is in the fall, when the goat is fat and > W 03 O t=! •tJ. GEORGIA: HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL. 309 has seven or eight months giowth of hair. Hair at this time will bemuch more lustrous and will shake out more readily than after a longergrowth. The meat of the Angora resembles mutton so closely that it is sold inthe markets as mutton, though it is really more like venison. The fatof the Angora is more evenly distributed through the meat than in mut-ton. The goats usually slaughtered are wethers four years old and over. In cleaiing brush land there is no more effective worker than the An-gora, but he must not be allowed to get into your garden or your field. A good fence, three feet high, is amply sufficient to hold goats. Threeboards, with two barb-^m-e^, or a twenty-four-inch Page woven wirefence, with three barb-wires above will keep them within bounds. The kidding season is the busy time of the year on the goat ranch. Ifthe weather is good, the task of caring for the young is comparativelyeasy; but when
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