Nebraska advertiser., 1868-05-21
eaShmere Goats.

Cashmere Goats.
While we confess TO 'living zeal"
in the Cashmere Goat enterprise, We are
safe in saying we have ever been free
from "gOal OF the BRAIN" We have not
been among those who believed that the
fabulous prices talked Of were going to
prevail. If the price Of the clip should
ever get as low as sleeps wool, four
years experience warrants Us ia declar-
ing in favor of the goat. They are har-
der, longer lived, more prolific, yield at
least an equal quantity of wool, and the
carcass far preferable for the butcher.
While they possess the Ginning prOpen-
sity Of the common goat, they are not
campers; and any fence that will keep
sheep and hogs, will keep them. Il costs
less TO keep them, from the fact that they
prefer coarse food. Mine will eat po-
tatoe vines, weeds. buckwheat straw, &C.,
in preference 10 best hay. In the under
growth we have near the river, they
would need only a shelter for winter
would live on The brouse ell winter. But
we did not now intend TO write an article
upon this subject, but simply to preface
an article from the pen Of q friend AID
IEother c~o-Iaborer Col, r. w. ScoTT of
Lexington, KY, who is an extensive
stock raiser, and has had seven years
experience in raising the Cashmere Goat.
The following is an extract from an az
ticle written by him for The Farmers
Home Journal, Lexington, KY, under
The head I" Cashmere Goats and their
Wool:"
uSeven years since I commenced 10
faise these valuable animals as a practi-
cal business operation, chiefly for their
wool, profoundly impressed that both the
animal and the product would soon be-
come of great value and largely proftu-
bic, In a country where both ladies and
gentlemen are so fond of fine apparel
and elegant ornament, as in the United
States. Subsequent experience has only
deepened and confirmed the first impress
sion. The rapidly opening spring will
soon bring on The period for shearing
them /; and this article is written mainly
10 elicit, and as far as I can, to imparl
information on the subject in particular"
Most of the clip of 1867 was sold on
commission. BY a New York wool house
which bad informed me by letter. that
three manufactures in the Z. S., had
provided machinery &C., and would ex-
pertinent in the manufacture of goats
wool, and one of them had sent an agent,
70 Europe to buy the material ; and 10
one Of them my wool was sold. Full
price could not properly be expected in so
novel an enterprise, and | felt willing TO
contribute something to encourage il.
They have ranged Through all of my
Sales) Of Scots. TO one dollar and a half
per pound, for wool from three quarters
90 pure bred. The animals shear from
" TO eight pounds, according TO blood,
age and size, and al even these low prices
II is far more profitable to raise goats
for wool, than to raise sheep for wool,
and il is certain that prices will be equ.
ally enhanced by the extension of its
manufacture.
For combed and washed wool, 10 be
used in fancy work, much higher prices
have been realized, and / have cold the
dressed skin of rs or 1916; yearling
wether al eighteen dollars, and Others are
in demand.
The New York wool house above al
luded 20. was requested 10 furnish me
with the address Of the Manufacturers
Deferred 10, but the request was refused
for the alleged reason that it would be
Objectionable and p~rejudicial tothe Man.
ufacturers 20 be known in such capacity.
under the circumstances. The refusal
and alleged reason were not satisfactory
% me, as the producers Of the raw ma
teriai and the manufacturers Of it pen.
orally desire 70 know each other, and are
mutually interested % dc so. InIhis new
business TO both producer and manufac.
turer, an interchange Of information, as
( othe proper mode Of preparing for mar.
ket, aud also as the amount of SUNNY
and demand, was particularly desirable
and beneficial TO both parties. | will
eeeka new merchant for The ensuing Gin.
and | hereby recall all Recommendation
OF the house alluded TO.
have the address of the principal
Cashmere breeders in The United States
and am satisfied lhatthe present produc-
uon OF their wool is not less than ten
thousand pounds per annum, and the
emount almost doubling annuity. The
greater portion Of this valuable commod-
Ny mas heretofore gone 20 waste; while
20 exnle product is better adapted TO
Snlpment, and while the French and
scotch manufactures Of it import il from
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