Ok, Y'All Just Got My Goat With All That Angora Talk!

NDSU doesn't seem to think Dad's idea is so crazy:

Angora goats are a relatively new species in the Northern Great Plains. In 1987 in North Dakota there were 132 Angora goats produced by seven farmers. By 1992 there were 17,430 Angora goats and the average herd size was 140. Angora goats are raised primarily for their fleece: about 70 percent of gross income from an Angora herd generally comes from the sale of mohair. With careful management Angora goats perform quite satisfactorily in the cold temperatures of northern climates. Minnesota data indicates that at 0 degrees Fahrenheit, Angoras in short fleece can stand the cold as well as sheep. Angora fleece grows about one inch per month, and in two to three months they have a fleece of sufficient length to withstand sub-zero temperatures.

Nor, apparently, do the folks at Winterwind Farm, in Battle Lake, Minnesota (east of Fergus Falls, north by a bit northwest of Alexandria).

Of course, you might also want one of these fellers:



Or one of these?