Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-15

as soon as the limit is reached the rec
ords will be closed, and every mar who
has goats recorded will have a pedi-
gree for each and every animal which
he is bound to keep up properly II he
would be successful: for there will be
no more associations to give him anoth-
err start, any more than there could be
an association organized now to give
the more careless breeders of cattle an
opportunity to claim that their nom
pedigreed stock was just as good as the
pedigreed, although in reality they
might be just as good.
The object of the American associa-
ton is to start a foundation upon which
to build a pedigreed grade of goats.
This can only be done by and with the
consent of those interested and through
the Incorporation laws, which are all
included in the work of this association.
There is no man who is progressive, it
matters not how few or how many
goats he has, who can afford to over
look the opportunity that Is now before
him, especially should the growers Of
goats in this territory get in line and
help along a project that will be of in
estimable value to them.
MANY DIFFICULTIES.
There will no doubt be a great many
difficulties to meet and overcome, but
an end obtained without mistakes and
opposition is generally of no value. The
members of this association are not in
fallible, and will readily see and correct
their mistakes. The most difficult prob
lem will be to decide which goats are
admissible. With a schedule of qualif-
cations this difficulty can be almost en-
tirely overcome. A goat to be eligible to
the records must be of good size, haired
all over, have at least S-inch wool, good
luster, and shear not less than four
pounds, and should be almost free from
kemp. Any goat that can pass an ex-
animation or inspection of this kind is
worthy of attention, and will undoubt-
eddy, with careful mating, bring a good
offspring. Here it is where the principal
objection is raised by some of the breed
ers of goats. The editor of an Oregon
goat paper says: "There is serious OBJ
lection to any system of registration
founded on individual merit, and that
is found in the fact that graded goats
are often as good in every respect, so
far as examination can determine, as
pure breds, but the graded animal does
not with any certainty transmit to his
offspring the characteristics Of the pure
will be practiced. But a mar who is
breeding for the best results will know
which animals are not transmitting the
blood properly and to his entire salts
faction, and will Gull them out, and the
reward for his work will be compensat-
ed by a protection and Identification in
a pedigree derived from and founded on
the opinion of the organizers Of the as
ISOLATION.
EXPENSE NO CONSIDERATION.
Some object to the expense Of exami-
nation. This Is a poor xcuse The ex-
pense Of examination should not bother
any one, so long as they are not asked
to pay any more than the initiation fee
and the inspection fee, which is so cents
per head, the initiation fee being SO.
The opportunity is here, and those who
do not care to take advantage of 1t will
rue their actions in time to come. Let
every goat raiser in New Mexico give
this a serious consideration, and do all
he can to help to improve and enhance
the Angora goat industry.
E. H. JOBSON.