The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-29
The COAT.
Tts Commercial Value Beau
ty Of its Wool Excellent
for Food Special Adapta-
b;lity to the South.

bility to the South.
This handsome animal was IN
known in the United States until
about the year 1889, when Dr.. Jas.
b. Davis. of South Carolina. who
then filled the position of I. :
Consul TO Turkey. exported a small
number to his native State. where
he afterwards devoted considerable
time in breeding them.
They derive their name from the
city Of Angora. in the province Of
Natolia. in Asia Minor, where they
are extensively raised. Since then
they have been raised In different
parts Of the States, but IN spite OF
their great agricultural value, have
lot yet acquired that standing
which the ~tineness Of their fleece
and the ease with which they can
be bred entities them to.
One reason for this neglect Is
that they are but comparatively
little known, and systematic wool
culture has not vet obtained those
proportions which it Will when our
farmers become nor scientific III
their operations. Among the few
who have recognized the value OF
the Angora, Mr.. Robert ". Scott.
Of Frankfort, Ky, is prominent by
the intelligence and the success
with which he has devoted many
years Of his life, to breeding the
animal and studying Its various pc
%culiarities.
In a paper by NJ. Scott IN a re-
cent number of the SJUfhelH -lgrl-
c~u7turiSt, we find a history OF his
observations which is Of exceeding
value to all who desire to take VI
the highly remunerative industry
of breeding the Angora. Mr.. Scott
remarks:
THE VARIOUS PRODUCTS OF TIL
ANGORA GOAT.
..Their flesh is highly nutritious
and easy Of digestion; Is comely t.
the eve, and pleasant to the palate.
absorbing seasoning we'll. It's con
yenient in size, and the meat ma,
be used fresh. OF when cured. |
fattened on corn nothing is supe
: rior to it. Their milk IS sweet an'
nutritious, being often %prcscrlbe'
By physicians for inyallds and IN
/ fants. As with other breeds 9
!, goats, cheese may be made of it o
standard quality. The pelts Q
!. young animals, taken off when tn
L wool is OF proper length, make mos
Il beautiful and comfortable furs fC
Il ladies and gentlemen, which fasl
q ion only would place as second
o any others. Those Of Older an
d mails, when dressed or tanned, max
|, mats for doors, hearths, carriage
s etc., of the most ~serylceable an
IS beautiful description, and sever;
L sewed together make 4 robe Tor
1T buggy of the most comfortable an
1t elegant character. 4 great MAJ
=, of the pelts were imported fro.
abroad into New York, a few yea
since, by Messrs. G.. G.. Gunth
& Co., at a cost of SO to SIS eac.
re and they are still imported som
IN what largely annually. The Ang
or ia goat is being very extensive
u raised IN California, and a popul
OF Goat Breeders Association h
II been established in Sacrament
{ and an extensive factory for t
be manufacture Of their skins, WI
II, and without the mohair on the1
DIS has been put i'll successful operatl
OF in San Jose, Cal, of which Mr..
to p. Bailey is president. Amo
at many others, have sold the pc
with the mohair on it, Of a yearll
50. at SIS. Their hides IN forei
90 countries. make the morocco lea
re, er. which all know to be II of
be most pleasant and durable materl
80 Of It's kind. Their tallow is viii
clear and firm, bearing Il close
per semblance TO sperm.
P'S But THEIR CROWNING VALUE
20 THEIR WOOL, OR MOHAIR.
g. cat a meeting Of the officers
lds the kentucky State Agricultu
uld Society, and many other gentlem
the samples Of all the textile mater
900 Of that class were exhibited and
ma amined and discussed at leno
II and the Angora wool was conce,
mt. to be the most beautiful, dura
5 Of nd valuable material Of them
mi While it can be produced at a
her cost, by u, than any Of the 9th
the it will also bring more money
the pound, the full-blooded wool be
had not scarcely distinguishable f
ex- the pure bred and the imported
and is a white, lustrous, wavy
.nds curly or IN a screw,) elastic