The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-04-21

FARM AND PIRESIDE.
eEEzr SUCCESS OF THE ARNOLD BRoTH-
Ems IN ms RAISING AND THE PEoDUc-
ZION OF asoHAIR

ZION or nDHAIR.
Texas woal Grower.
The representative of The Woo
ffBwes lind y Talk with Mr. S
Arnold, who spent several days i
arr city last week. on the subject Q
Aaeers goat raising. Mt. Arnold
with his brothers j Al and I. c
Arnold, has been engaged 10 the rails
ing Of ihsse fine animals in Uyaid,
eannty far the past Xix years, and III
Auecess with his thorough kaowle,ig,
af Tie business. renders what he maj
nay the mere interesting and useful Il
those seeking such infornfatim. Mr
Arhsld's ranch Is located IL tks
Naeces canyon IN the northern pari
yf usalde county, where himself and
brothers OWN q range Of about eight
tllansanSi acres, and have leased u
much more. Mr.. Arnold says: 4
began with s75 common goats six
years ago. and coniHenced, AT once to
improve them l,y purchasing bilIies
from Mr. w. d. Parish. AftefI got
aly toek up 10 about 5000, which
WAS after two crops0f kids, / began
10 emil ont HE inferior animals, and
centinne 10 do SO, mt letting the
herd get above 5000 in number. /
now haye 1500 nannies which1 shear,
md about loo biliies, most of which
] purchased from Mr.. Parish last fall.
Nv increase has been about one hnn-
drea pen cent averaging q kid to
each nanny After The second or
third cross, the Angora does not con-
time as prolific as the common goat.
There are just about enough twins to-
make the average ] have stated. Very
few kids die. Ny nanny flock now
shears on an average about a pound
and gnarter Of inohair, which ii
worth 55 cents. The tocks are in
good condition, and to show yon how
hardy they are, sheared just before
the last sleet, on the 10th Of Febrn-
ary, and lost only eight head. We
have to shear early on account of
their shedding The wool commences
5t0 cot in This country about the mid
die o. February, and when this is the
case the animals must be shOrr. or the
value of the wool viii be impaired"
Yon have evidently been very sue
eessful, remarked the reporter"
L. 1 have been successful. On an
original Investment Of 1915 and some
$500 paid o4i fog billies, / now have
q flock for which ] would not take
fifteen Thousand dollars. ] don't
think / could put Tint amount of
money into any other business and do
As well.v
4 Do you propose to increase your
Rock NJ
\ Yes; / propose To do 50 hereafter,
because ] have now got my flock mp /
o where the mohair will more than
,ag expenses. My reason for not in
;reasing tie number heretofore, was
. order TO bnild mp my flock 70 =
,aying basis. Indeed, / have been
Increasing The number Of shearing
oats, bat have kept back the growth
i the herd above 5000, becanseI did
ot want SO many common goats, on
sllieh there IS no profit other than
be meat and hide. ] now have them
there they more than pay expenses = !
" What sort Of country do the
oats Mcguire ~
The best country is what we call !.
he foot hills, where they can find !.
:Fubby bushes and weeds to browse !
pom. They don't eat much grass. !
be Angora goat is exactly the same :
! their habits as the common goat, R
ily that, like man and all other an Z 4
aals, The lnnrc yon improve and el- i
ate him the gentler and more docile y
J gets. They require border They q
IA be ran IN larger doeks than sheep. = :
hen the kids get couple Of months !. !.
d | turn them into the common & &
ra. I \
IA What Is the expense Of raising .
4 Angnra as compared With the cost 4 4,
sleepy =
z Il is not ever have AZ great, and =
3 percentage Of loss is so much
laIIcr. | dc not have TO feed them,
i they are notatiiicted with diseases.
I loss Of goats has not been over
h per cent. year. while have lost ~
entyEiive per cent. Of sheep IN one ~
II But / may sag. that was be- ~
L learned 10 handle sheep As well "a
can now. Ny loss Of sheep the 70
It winter WAS not over five per cent. tio
ntafibnte this to having young, ~
ITS sheep, Ms / cuIIed my flock Y
Fn 10 COCO iast October and did Ne
90 into tha winter with sheep y
i fixe years Of are = Cyl
What has been the encourage lon
IL yon haze received ID tie way Of ios
ling good market for your mo- pal
lfaNe had no difficulty u selling ss' III.
af produce The most of NV foF
hair Is graded Last pear and PSI g
+ bcfofs ! g9t 40 cents il New ~
q. bat fI,is year ! expect ten or g
zen eenls per pounds more. Ny shs
illss year WAS about two thons- an'
pounds. Tha denaaad Is good 81
atn satisfied wish sbc prices, PHI
III pHy nell Every geafl will
a higher grade llalil # feach The re
.aa}d. Nhel'a lhe prices Psid ranged s &.
4 doilaF 10 one Eseplgsisxe - ~.
/ a3e ! do net know what the NJ ~
! hair Is s,1slli ppss -
II aspanns vi Kanee i fs4ssiEed ~, osis
ii loG
i esstptf11 II there Z plenty If
fie kl6d Of brush On It. would ",
sife Iess than y The eannllg Nas Sls
). don't fllsak i AelIla require -, IS
s i{ The QanA % Aaep u
a6a f Il NsHll fof +
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