The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-10-13

S1rURD4r. OCTOBER II. 1875

SATURDAY.. OCTOBE IL. 1856.
We have before called attention 10 the inpor.anrc Of c..h
mere goats, AMI their yaus for breeding the wool; bu, n d, ve,
We Ssn>ye. no one has made a movement towards. in,roIu-=n,
them into this kingdom, at Ieas, h-youd making INQUIRIES ".
Peedns the cost. &c This e. The Isgftimsts sphere Of an
agricultural sceiesy-to ai farmers in n new country in obtain.
iHS new varieties Of choice stock and animals. farmer.
money Is generally absorbed in Improvement. on ri. estate.
and H Is only When he reaches the position Of Independence
that he can be expected to lay out any large sums in such
ventures On the oth>r hanl, the funds % \ society are cou;ri-
batet b individuals. hr the expr--. r.rpo.- % aiding In such
enterprises @s involve time, large outlay, and risk. In this
respect. our agricultural scs-ty n little &C no better than If IL
hal 10 exis,eaee- As szisag can probably be expected from
this scarce, sOGlI Il IN. be well f= two or three d cur farmers
oe grasicrs to eoalbins and oFIer n pair or even one Of IN.
Cashmere gsats- That tie investment will prove a profitable
ere, may Dc inferred frsu tire following ertrac, from a fa:-
American agricultural journal;
The average -eisht q a mil grown Cashmere buck 4. sbou.
one hGairei p.uncs- The annual fleece Of the buck will wef-h
q st< sn-1 ~raie smhnsI il, s~au,TuI =. ~ po amI The hair
fruaa tea Co tseive inches ia length, beneath which is found two
OF three ousees % short and a very fac down from which the
e~s~brAtei Cashmere shaw are manufactured. This down is Of
s @sss sa : .S %' Is,, sai eamn shas 's sIn s@%s i hsi5ii and shrn 'e pa
pike paid Tor the fleece Will depend entirely upon the grade q
daiars per Pouad fr haIf breed. aud eight dollars per pound
tr pore breed nssess : a very Moderate estimate for the Amer
orred fr American heses. II. the French market
Is natural enough that thase wishing to engage in the BUSH
iness should desire TO commence with none but fnlI-bIOcds.
in orlsr 70 realize a more immediate return: hut experience has
already shown that il is far wiser to cross 4 faLbIood. o even
q tai-ctoOi. bcc& win a o o the common goat kind. costing
any = per head, than 10 import males and females from Asia
n q ost % not less than $500 specie-risking sI the cssuslf-
ties i0eiden, to n ss voyage and change of cMn ate. By breed
Ing upon n cross Of the h8if-breed buck with q common doe.
you acquire a finer grade each successive year. which by the
fourth cross will have have obtained an animal little, II any, !
inferior 20 the full bioodel ONES. and at a mere 1.-THE Of the
Coat, making 4 due allowance fr tie trouble and time expended
In accomplishing the object (
Taxing into consideration ;!e established fact that the Cash
mere goat By the process already referred 10 IS reality acclimat-
Ell, and can be hu-bandei IS easily and As successfully as
booled 90 grnd- sheep and its fleece, weighing fully as much.
cas- eouaaand kabty dollars per pound ia the market, while
wool viii bring as"Ut ~ many ceHfs, IL would appear that
Argument on tie subject Is unnecessary To enterprising cap I
itaiss this bosfness promises more certain return than any We /
knew a. and rs long Is fashion rules the land they may be
sure OF u liberal market
A sample % choice Cashmere wool. just as It appears cut
from n goat, uawasheI, can be seen o. our oflce-said to be
worth So per pound.
A New York paper says that {" Notwithstanding the ravages
OF the rebel priyaieer Shenandoah during 1866, the whaling
feet Of New England has fully recovered its original strength.
There are 3Of vessels, averaging $50 tons burthen each, now on
whaling expeditions from various New England ports, and the
feet is the largest sent to the whaling grounds by any country
In the world Yet in the past Is years the business has greatly
decreased, and petroleum has taken high rank as a successful
competitor to whale oil The chief portion OF the New England
whaling feet ermes from New Bedford, which has Ia sail"