mon short coarse haired goat
can be crossed with the Angora goat, and that after sufficient crosses
have been made, the cross-bred Angora so nearly resembles the
thoroughbred that for all practical purposes he is an Angora. We have
also learned that certain kinds of common goats respond rapidly to the
infusion of Angora blood, and that others retain certain peculiarities
of the common goat for generations. The Angora will not cross with
sheep. For instance, a common goat with a long mane on the back, or tuft
of long hair behind the foreleg, or on the flank or the hip, will
continue to perpetuate this long coarse hair on the offspring for
generations, even though the best of Angora blood be infused. The color
of the common goat is of some importance. A brown or reddish brown goat
retains the reddish cast at the base of the mohair much longer than one
of a bluish or bluish black color. It is equally true that a pure white
mother may drop a colored kid occasionally. In Constantinople the mohair
is graded into parcels containing red kemp, black kemp, etc. There it is
the kemp which retains the color. As has been stated, there is also a
breed of brown Angora goats, or at least mohair-producing goats, in
Koniah in Asia Minor. Presuming, then, that one has a suitable common
doe and a good Angora buck as a basis, the following may be deduced as
relative changes in the different crosses:

[Illustration: PASHA V--A True Breeder.]

The first cross, or half-blood Angora, will have a covering of short
coarse common hair and a thin covering of mohair, which does not grow
very long. If the animal were to be shorn, possibly a half pound of hair
of a very inferior grade might be yielded. If this hair were to be
offered to a manufacturer, he would class it as noil, and refer it to a
carpet manufacturer, who would possibly pay ten or twelve cents a pound
for it. The skin of the animal will be a little fluffy, and not suitable
for fine goat skin trade. It will not take a good polish after tanning,
and it is not desirable for shoe leather. It will be worth about half as
much as common goat skin. The meat of the animal will be a little better
than that of the common goat, but it will be inferior to Angora venison.
The animal will still be as prolific as the common goat. Twins and
triplets will be a common occurrence. The kids will also be hardy. If
one were to stop at this stage in breeding, he would have decreased the
value of the skin of