The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1899-12-15
The Angora Goat.

them yield small but substantial re-
turns upon the investment is worthy
the careful consideration of the Ameri-
can people. 1t has been pointed out
that only few cents per acre upon the
comparatively worthless areas Of land
scattered throughout the country
would add millions of dollars to the
National wealth every year. The scrub
land in the United States at the present
time, which has no value at all for ordi-
nary industrial purposes, is estimated
by the government at 565,0Oo,000 acres.
Mr.. George E. Allen, former news
paper editor of Bradford, Pa, has
pointed out in neat little pamphlet en-
titled american Angora Goats, the
Wealth of the Wilderness" how much of
the waste lands in the mountainous dis
tricts of the country can be made to
yield profitable returns by the intelli
gent propagation of the Angora goat
Mr.. Allen is an enthusiast on the goat
question and well says that a plan of
development that would secure yearly
income of dollar an acre from the
great American wilderness would
eclipse the widest dreams of Wall
street.
The highlands of America are in
every way adopted to raising rugged
breeds of cattle, sheep and goats, such
as inbabit the mountainous regions of
the old world, and constitute the most
substantial wealth of Scotland, Turkey
has failed to recognize hitherto this
primitive source of wealth it is because
we have been too busily engaged in
prosecuting other lines of industrial en-
terprise. When there was plenty of
land for all corners the animal Industry
consisted chiefly in finding proper
locations for breeds sufficiently profit
able to overbalance the expense of
special care and feeding. The time has
now arrived when such locations are all
occupied, and the stockmen must adapt
breeds to locations rather than hunting
locations for breeds.
The Angora goat is very profitable
animal to raise and is especially adapted
to thrive on the waste, Improbable
scrub lands of this country. The goat
is not properly grazing animal 1t
acquires its sustenance mainly froL-,
bushes, briars and weeds. The Angoras
will run over grass to get at leaves and
weeds. They eat coarse hay and straw
and cornfodder great deal cleaner
than sheep. Wherever sheep will thrive
the Angoras will do we'll They dislike
rain and mud, but cold and snow does
not effect them.
The Angora goat is valuable alike for
its fleece, pelt and carcass. Its most
product is the long, silky,
wavy fleece, known as mohair, which is
used in the manufacture of a large
variety of goods. The foreign mohair
ranges from 40 to so cents pound and
the domestic from % to 80 cents. An
CORA skins properly dressed are used,
white or tinted, in the manufacture of
Jugs, robes, carriage mats, fur sets for :
'hildren, trimmings, doll hair and wigs.
The flesh of the Angora is pronounced
he equal of Southdown mutton. The
prejudice against goat meat finds no :
substantial basis where the Angora is
oncerned. There is no part of the
nimal but has value.
Fifty years ago the Angora was all =
eauty and theory" says Colonel VIM. +,
|. Landrum, of Texas, one of the ;,
eteran goat raisers in this country. G,
'e then knew very few facts concern -
lg the animal. Now all the necessary :,
apartments have been made and the h,
BAT has taken its place at the head of -,
l grazing animals. The Angora finds j.,
S happiest home in mountainous dis N
lets and rough land, where other :,
limals would starve. The Angora -,
eds upon five hundred different herbs ~
America. 1t has larger percentage 90
increase than cattle or sheep and a -
eater value of fleece When slaugh- ha
red its pelt is worth COOL price and of
lgora meat is the best of mutton.
Insas City buyers are taking all the ~,
cd shipping wethers that can be all
Ind IN Texas and New Mexico at 49,,
I'M two to three dollars per head Oh rel
mountain ranges. They even take :,
feeders those that are not ripe for H.,
lighter Wv
While the goats can stand any
cunt of cold and snow, sleet and Al
ID are very injurious. On the other OF ora a
I'd, they can endure the scorching ten
of tropics. Their fleece is best at
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