The Mesilla Valley independent. [volume] (Mesilla, N.M.) 1877-1879, 1879-05-31
The standing Of AngorA Goats.

The standing OIL AngOra Goats.
In the Alta Of January Goth, an article ap-
peared in reference to Angora goats 10 the
firss part Of which Jon say: ~The animals
have healthy look: the H0ece IS LeaUtifuI
and very prepnsscssing in appearances tl,e
best qualities of wool command good price;
the pelts make IeautifuI roles and rugs ;the
meat Of the kids is delicacy; the tanned
skins are good materials for gloves" Could
the most ardent sdm.rer Of the beautiful
Angoras have said more in their favor, or
more truthfuIIy depicted their valuable prop
ertiesl But, like the proverl,isl COW wieh
gave the large pail Of milk, yGn have tried
to upset by some lively kicking, throughout
the remainder Of the article, these weIimerit-
ed and favorable impressions. Fist by
asserting that the breeding Of the Ang,ra
goat for its fleece in California is a failure
On your own showing. taken as whole.
they are more valuable than sheep. But as
heeee is the objetive Joint, few arguments
are required to prsve that the feeces Of pure
breds and full bIoods are profitable and pay
ing products. Whys Because they yield
heeces Of good weight 10 which there is
neither grease nor gum. ami consequently
very little shrinkage Such alohair : always
in demand. and brings high prices. That
the cultivation OF this valuable industry has
made little progress in this country, as
compares with Its Developments in other
countries, is not 10 be woniere,l 1t when we
reflect that the first 10 ar IL years aftsr their
introduction was spent la rxp.risa rntiLg
with them, and the breaking nut and con-
tausnce of our civil war for father period
Of five years retarded its growth, and the de-
pressed state Of our markets during the past
two OF three years has further tended to op-
crate against its progress. Notwithstanding
al these drawbacks. yeu have c. P. Bailey,
President Of the ABgsra Rape sn Glove Com
pany, at San Jose. not ooiy increasing his
business but bull ing np in your adjoining
State Of Nevada one of the largest las re-
CARDS numbers) Angora goat ranches IN the
! tinted States. Having aa accspsabls clim-
ats, their health is excellent and their hecces
unusually fine and silky You have also the
enterprising and spirited W. NJ Landrum,
Of Watsonville, who In 1861 brought overland
from St. Louis the two first .sngoras lbacksl
ever brought to the Pacidc coast. Ani yon
state there are now $4,000 high-grade goats
+ in California. And iB order to grade and
keep up to high point of excellence, J. $.
Harris, Of Hollister. San Benito county,
proceeds to and traversrs Asia from the vale
Of Cashmere to the Taurus mountains, in the
district Of Angora, ia search Of the inest
goats of Asia for the purpose of infnsiDg
new blood into your already highgraded
focks. These imported animals eosting
nearly $500 head when landed on your soil.
With these facts looming mp before me. /
connot agree with you, Mr. Editor. that An
goras are q failure In California They are
fast becoming an established success.
The public spirHt, enterprise and qualified
success of Col Richard Peters, Of Georgia and
Col. Robert w. Scott, Of Kentucky, in the
breeding snd prOpagating of superior An-
gOras, refutation Of your statement that
they are not . success in these States. II is
well-knowp that they have never been any
thing else than success In the hands Of
these intelligept, respected and reliable gen
tiemen.
You state that they have been tried in
France for half century without success.