The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-20

where the nature of the pasture permits
II, and usually II does, both animals
should be kept together, so that the pas
ture Will be used to its fun capacity.
like sheep, Angora goats ought Ia
have their own way as much as possible,
and the less the feel the government they
are subject to the better they will do. lie
they run at large they reach their highest
perfection, but only In a very few places
can they be allowed to do so. They do
next best in pastures; but when herded
il should be done by a person Of quiet dis
position, who takes pleasures in making
the goats feel at home with him.
There is hardly a state in the union
where Angora goats cannot be raised ad-
vantageously, If properly cared for (Which
OF course has to vary according to the
local conditions). l know that on farms
they have done well in Massach usetts,-
Connecticut Illinois and other northern
states. Whether in those states they will
do as well under a herder, has to be learn
ed yet. The excellence of winter pastures
is more important where they are herded
than where they are kept within fences
in but small numbers and easily taken care
of in winter But south of the Ohio river
they should do well everywhere both on
farms and ranches. There is plenty of
rough and rocky mountain land covered
with brush and weeds, and entirely unfit
to pasture COWS or sheep, but the Angora
goat will thrive there. A good herier
can, after some training herd them with
sheep, but as their disposition is entirely
different, they can not be expected to run
together right from the first day, and a
hhtiS pSlicute anu strategy IS required to
get them used to each other. In Asia
Minor both breeds are constantly herde6
IN one and the same flock, and it is claimed
that the goats, as well as the sheep. do
better by it, -
In inclosed pastures they do very well
together, but hardly ever take nofice of
each other. The best way to get them to
De on friendly terms, Is to add to a bunch
OF sheep at first only one goat Deprived
OF its usual company 1t Will hunt up the
sheep and get attached to them quite for
In
weeks add another goat after four or
five days add another one, and so on.
until the entire goat flock is in the same
pasture with the sheep. Running entirely
loose they will, after being once used to
the place, come back at night to the camp:
out they are nuisance to the entire
neighborhood, and should be kept within
proper limits, by good fence of lumber.
wire or smooth rails, put up close enough
70 prevent them from creeping through
say up to two feet from the ground. no
space wider than four inches; then two or
three spaces of five inches; above that
anything to turn cattle will be sufficient
Thus the general opinion that Angora
goats cannot be raised adVantageouslv
on farms is a mistake On any farm with
proper fences, goats can be profitably
kept; where brush grows in the pasture
lots, they will do well, and they ought
to be kept where pastures are really
brushy. AS good-shearing, high-grade
goats are within the reach of most every
farmer, those who are, according to the
above-said, prepared to keep them, ought
to try the experiment, and / am convinced
they will be pleased with the result But
none ought to touch them unless able
and willing to give them a fair trial.