Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-31


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MY advice TO all intending impor-
tiers isthat they should not limit the
price to pound or two, but pay such
Il figure as will secure the very choicest
goats.
The cost of bringing the goats from
the interior OF Asia Minor to the capi-
tai Is small. If the weather is fine
they can be driven down I'm n month
and the only charge would be the
wages OF the shepherds. The only
other means of transportation Is by
mules, each mule carrying two goats.
This method of transportation Is of
course more expensive, but in the win
ter it IS necessary. The cost of trans
portation in any case would not cx-
coed los per head.
IT the number to be imported into
the United States Is large and sufii-
cient tb.allow of the expense, ! would
certainly advocate the fitting up Of a
steamship, either Mt some port of the
United States or at Constantinople, for
he express purpose of carrying goats.
Should, however, the number of ami
mails be small, they would have To be
shipped by steamers to Liverpool and
thence to New York or Boston, unless
there should be vessel in the port of
Constantinople at the time sailing d.
rect for the United States, rs was the
case upon several occasions, when
large quantities Of arms were exported
from the states, and the steamships,
after discharging their cargoes, return
ed thereto. The goats might also be
sent by sailing vessels, but, should
the voyage be a protracted one, and
the weather very boisterous, the risk
would be great and the goats might
suffer considerably.
The vessel should be we'll provided
with pens, built expressly for the ami
mails. These pens should be placed up
on the upper deck and tween decks,
the lower hold being reserved for the
fodder necessary for the animals dur
ing the voyage. Each pen should be
made to contain goats, say G feet long
4 feet in width. and provided with a
feeding box the whole width of the
pen, but so arranged that while the
goat can feed with ease out Of the box,
it cannot get its feet into the trough,
for if the food is trodden upon the goat
viii, not eat it. The pens on the upper
deck should be- provided with slanting
roofs, and all the pens should be raised
from the decks at least inches, to al
low of the free passage of water under
meath in case of seas being shipped. or
of the decks being washed. The floor
ing of the pens should be perforated
with small holes to allow the
water or urine to pass OFT at once, and
lastly, the vessel should he well sup
piled with water tanks, and means OF
ventilating the tween decks.
To the first cost of the animals would
have to be added freight from Constan
tinople to Liverpool, 30s., movable
pens, l0s., fodder, shepherds, inspect
ton fees, etc, 15s., and freight from
Liverpool to the United States, say g
per goat, or n total of IS los, per head
which il added to the first cost, would
bring the total to el3 los. But to be
on the safe side and allow for losses
during the voyage and unforeseen eX.
penses, it would be well to put the av-
erage cost at els per goat delivered in
the United States. This cost is based
| upon the superstition that the number
of goats to be imported is small and
would have to shipped via Liverpool
| Should the number be large and sufli
! cient To allow of vessel being charter
| ed for the purpose, the expense offreigh
would be lessencd, rs the steame
might take n certain quantity of carg'
In her lower hold, the space not bein,
wholly required for fodder. The regu
lar mail boats are not allowed to carr,
live goats from Liverpool, so that SINAI
numbers would have to be shipped b,
one of the irregular steamers. TIL
writer mas had experience in the ship
ment of small numbers of goats To tn
United States and knows that the,
cannot be delivered for less than el
per head.
The goats, having been got safely OIL
board the vessel, should be placed II
the pens, not more than three to q pen
rams and ewes separately: and thi
having been accomplished, the dali
routine will begin. Those in care {
the animals must feed them thre
times day, early in the morning, q
noon, and in the evening. The quar-
tity of hay consumed by each goat pc
} day is about pounds, but the
should not be stinted, and the shel
herds should see that the feeding boz
J es are well supplied. Water must l
: given to each goat once a day; fin
goats will drink about gallon {
water. Twice week handful {
oats or barley must be given to eac
goat, care to be taken that no water
Supplied Immediately after the oat
The pens must be cleaned out ever
. day, and II little hay put at the bottol
of each pen for the animals to lie upo,
any goat becomes sick or wea
during the voyage, it should he place
in separate hea and be CAREFUL
tended. In fine weather the goa
should be taken out of the pens an
allowed to roam the decks for an hot
! or two. \ little salt should be place
, in the feeding-boXes, as the goats al
very fond of 1t, aud IL tends to kee
them in good health.
Assuming that the voyage frol
: Constantipople to New York woul
/ occupy 40 days, the following woul
he the supplies necessary for every Il
{ goats: Twenty tons of hay, 80 busl
els of oats and barley, 1000 gallons
$ water, 80 pounds of salt.
e All these supplies can be obtained
D CoEstantnople.
J, The goats may be shipped from Co
I stantinople between the months
: September and February, when Il
4 hair is of fair length, and the breed
: the animal can be distinguished.
e would, however, be advisable TO ha'