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Show MANAGING THE ANGORA GOAT Animals Have Natural Inclination to Drowse on Coarse Herbage, but Must Have Other Fscd. (By B. E. LA HA.) Goats, like other anlmalo, must bo fed or they will die. Some people do not seem to recognlue this fact, but It Is true. Goata have a natural Inclination Incli-nation to browse on shrubs, weeds or any other coarse-leaved herbage, but they must have nutritious feed In addition ad-dition to thrive. If Angora goats are fed and treated as one would treat sheep they will get along very well. In the winter time they need clean clover hay and some grain, and clean, fresh water at all times. The goat Is almost as finicky fin-icky as the sheep and requires water untainted by any other animal, sweet grain and hay, as they will not touch these feeds If they are musty. Too much has been said about tho ability of goats as weed destroyers. It Is true they will clean up a pasture of coarse weeds, and so will sheep; we have never been able to discover much difference and. taking everything every-thing Into consideration, we believe that the farmer who raises sheep Instead In-stead of goats will get better satisfaction satisfac-tion from bis flock. |