. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. ndant, thick,long, fine, soft, shining, silky, andslightly curled. The color is mostlya brilliant snow-white, although some-times dark patches occur. In summerit is shed in great locks, but soongrows out again. During the hotweather the animals are washed andcombed continually to increase thebeauty of the wool. They are shearedin winter. Most of the wool is sold atAngora, whence it is sent chiefly toEngland, the exportation amountingto millions of pounds. The finest Angora wool (calledmohair) comes from goats a year old;it det
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. ndant, thick,long, fine, soft, shining, silky, andslightly curled. The color is mostlya brilliant snow-white, although some-times dark patches occur. In summerit is shed in great locks, but soongrows out again. During the hotweather the animals are washed andcombed continually to increase thebeauty of the wool. They are shearedin winter. Most of the wool is sold atAngora, whence it is sent chiefly toEngland, the exportation amountingto millions of pounds. The finest Angora wool (calledmohair) comes from goats a year old;it deteriorates in the following years,until at six years of age it becomesuseless. In other climates, especially if damp, itloses its good qualities, which explains why theimportation of the animal into America for woolalone has so far not proved very satisfactory. V. Improvement SocietiesInfluential persons are trying in many coun-tries to improve the breeding of goats ; rewards ^^^H ■ ^^^^^1 ^^^^^H ^HpR?^^^ ^P ^j i^^^l m A 9 ^ H H Yearling Angora Buck THE GOAT 199. OF Goats in Harness are offered for improved animals, competitions Sometimes the societies devote their efforts have been organized, and genealogical records to the improvement of the native breeds, established. Germany has a great number of although as a general thing Swiss goats are these societies, especiallv in the grand duchies, imported to improve them.
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