The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-13

season Of May. A goat abhors filth and
dirt. While they eat every kind of food.
it must be sweet and clean, with fresh.
pure water to drink. They will only drink
dirty, stagnant water when compelled to
by extreme thirst.
AS To THE KIDS.
'It is not best to have your kids too
early in the spring as the kids are liable
to chill and die during cold, wet weather.
and the does do not milk so well, and
are more liable to disown their bids.
Better wait until May warm weather
and plenty of grass They require the
same care and attention during the kid
ding season as sheep during the lamb
ing season The high grades and pure
breds are more prolific than sheep, rails
ing 90 to 10 per cent. increase. They
are very hardy, having lots OF sense,
are good rustlers. and will not starve
if there is anything in the neighborhood
to eat They seem just as happy gnaw-
ing the bark off q. dogwooG saplfng as
barking your choicest apple tree. They
feed in foocks and do not scatter over
the pasture like sheep. When alarmed.
they will bunch together to defend
themselves. They are hrowsers. not
grazers, and prefer weeds and brush to
grass. They eat the leaves off every
tree and brush that grows in Kansas.
and. not content with the leaves. they
want the bark also. They eat every
weed that J know Of except mullen ard
burdock- They seem 'ticlIed to death
when they strike a. pa tch of jfmson-w weed.
and are perfectly happy in a bunch of
smart-weets. They watch and patiently
wait for the thistle to put forth its bloom.
SO that they can enjoy that rare morsel.
Buckbrush. which is destroying go many
of our fine pastures. is their delight: in
fact. goats are ideal brush exteSmina-
tors: they do it a cash profit instead of
a costly outlay. One writer speaks of
them as picking gold off the bushes
WHAT THEY EAT
"Tney are always sure of n good living.
for. no matter how dry or wet a season
may be. it always produces weeds. They
will conCescend to eat grass when there
are no weeds or brush in sight. After
the frost has killed the weeds and
leaves they feed during the winter. as
long as It is not covered with snow on
bluegrass which grew undiSturbe6 under
their feet during the summer Horses.
cattle and sheep Will feed after goats
in the same pasture. while goats VIII feed
on that which other animals will not
touch. One need not sell any Of the
stock already owned to make room for
the Angora goat: the farm is able to take
care of that much more stock and render
that much greater income They are 4
vegetable scavenger hence their value
in farm economy. in converting into
money the weeds and brush which the
farmer every year spends time, labor
and money to get rid Of at the season
of the year wnen time is most valuable.
This makes the cost of raising the An
CORA almost nothing.
They make thu richest fertilizer from
the foliage and deposit II on the highest
and poorest SPOTS OF the fern. while
horses and cattle fertiIize tire richest
part, where tho grass
USEFUL ANIMAL.
Thus, we find the Augora goat reclaim
ing thousands of acres OF waste land N
every State in the Union and converting
them into tillable fields or productive
pastures, at the same tirle making mil
lions of pounds of wholesome meat to feed
and millions of pounds of fine rnohair 10
clothe the people. Being q very hardy.
self-reliant animal and a browser. one
will soon find his hiily and rough districts
which are to-day of no value whatever to
any other industry. filed with this useful
animal They are comparatively free from
diseases. \ sheep fence will hold them.
They are shorn in the spring. at the
same time and in the same manner as
sheep, but be careful to keep them otit of
a colo rain for g week or two after shear
ing. The fleece of moflair weighs from
two and cne-half TO four pounds on aver
age good goats, while extra-nne, pure
bred goats will often shear eight or ten
pounds worth from SO to 10 cents a pound
on the market, according to the grade and
care i'll handling The skin of Il high
grade AnSora has double the value of a
Sleeps peit, because of the furs. rugs and
kld-leather robes manufactured from
them. While the skins of the lower grades
sell at about the same price as pelts.
RESPOND TO GOOD CARE
he AHgora are net as good mixers
as the Maltese and Swiss goats, but they !
give plenty for rearing their young. They
are kind and watchful mothers and will |
fight for their kids. These goats are profit
able animals in the feed lot: give them
like ccrd:ticns and the same grain and |
they will take flesh very rapidly and |
fatten in one-fourth less time than sheep
They respond very quickly to good care. !
At the final test of all domestic animals, |
the butchers block. the Angora is not |
found wanting Their flesh in summer |
When browsing, has a very delightful |
flavor, between venison and mutton.
which gives the name .vanison' to their
meat III winter. when fattened on grain
IL loses That flavor. but acquires a mutton
ha'or 1t mas none of that woody taste
OF mutton Which is so Objectionable to
many people. Thousands OF them are kill
ed IN our racking-houses and sold as
"eii-Gressed mutton Only an expert |
can tell the difference. as their careasses
appear the satire when hanging In the
market. They VIII dress out a larger per
cete- or meat than sheep: hence are much
.lio'e saluao Die. ard their meat IS mora |
juicy than mutton and has a finer flavor"
Providence on Els Side.
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