his goat without increasing the value of the
animal.

The second cross, or the three-quarter blood Angora, will have a
covering of short coarse common hair, especially noticeable on the back,
belly, neck and hips. The mohair will now be fairly thickly set upon the
sides of the animal, and of medium length, about seven inches long for a
year's growth. If the animal were to be examined by a novice, he would
be called an Angora from his general appearance. If shorn, he will yield
about one, or one and a half pounds of hair, and the mohair manufacturer
will pay about twelve or fifteen cents a pound for the material. The
skin is valueless for rug, robe or trimming purposes, because of the
coarse back and the scanty covering of mohair. It is fit for glove
leather after tanning, but its value for this purpose is less than that
of the common goat. The meat is more like Angora venison, and can be
sold on the market as mutton. The animal is still prolific. From the
second cross on, the grade goat rapidly assumes the characteristic of
the Angora goat, but if for any reason poor bucks are used (an
occasional animal without apparent reason retrogrades), the animal as
rapidly resumes the characteristic of the common goat. Quite a
percentage of colored kids will be dropped by does which are themselves
white.

The third cross, or seven-eighths blood Angora, will still have the
coarse back, a partially bare belly, coarse hips, and the neck will be
insufficiently covered. The sides will be covered with good quality,
long staple mohair, comparatively free from the coarse, dead underhair,
or kemp. The animal will shear about two or three pounds of fair mohair,
which will be worth from twenty to thirty cents a pound. This mohair
will be fit to run through the combs, and the "top," or long mohair,
free from kemp, will be used in the manufacture of plushes, braids, etc.
The skin will have some value for rug, robe and trimming purposes. The
meat will be juicy, palatable and salable as mutton.

The fourth cross, or fifteen-sixteenths blood Angora, will be hardly
distinguishable from the average thoroughbred Angora. The coarse back
will persist to some extent, and the hip will be plentifully covered
with kemp. A good many of this grade will be poorly covered on the
belly, and an occasional bare necked or off colored animal will be
dropped. The animal will shear from two and a half to five pounds of
mohair of good quality, which will be worth