The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-07-26
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e0mleE De4e9B men Qe4aot@ 10 ~ ~
lnimal s&tek in4 tln canos ana he
ksrical pos tS lArii Il 81 butxins III ~
No "a pictursd n On = thoSck Ssssr sagn.S
But ithsrs y asssr1ous side to3thss buSi-
ness and it d, ii oGs courss, that PHASE
IS the question A which the FaEmsrs'
Reyisw ias interested. Great rssions
once covered with dense forests o1
pine, Or and hemlock dsnudsd Of
their wealth of trees BY man Or the
tayagcs Of forest fires are fast being
settled by pioneers from abroad whose
duty Il Is to clear such lands
from second growth scrub and weeds
after the remaining timber has been
To such men the goat now
comes - . boon and q blessing = II
supplies him with milk that doctors
consider the very best substitute for
mothers milk for infants, % rich ret
easily diEested 10 it; Il Yeveis In sreen
herbs and tsnder twigs thus xtilising
% food the vGy things the pioneer
desires 70 get rid Of Il produces an-
nually three or four pounds Of silky
uaohair which sslls for two OF. three
times the price Of wool, does not re-
quiTs washing and is ready to spin
without special preparation; It's skin
ts In demand for mats and rugsl and
furnishes the choicest Of lap robes for
the. baby's carriages: its flesh 10 nu-
tritiotis and when young. 81 tender a.
spring lamb; It IL docile and wonder
fully tame when hand fed; It IL much
more healthy than3any other domesti-
Gated sanlinal; 1t does not suffer from
tuberculosis. hence there is NO fear in
using Its milk for infants; It usually
brings forth two kids each year and
Is cheaply and easily raised and fed.
So It VIII be seen that the goat IL
bound to have Its, place in the agri-
cultural industry OF the country ana
already 1t has taken, ar, important po-
sition in California, Mexico and south
western sections Of our country. At
the present time there is a widespread
desire for information upon this sub
ject from men who are settling the
hands OF northern Wisconsin and are
investigating the virtues Of the goat
as q brush clearer while at the Same
time breeders Of 'Angora goats In
other parts Of the country are looking
Tor cheap feed on rough lands for the
maintenance Of their Aocks for the
production Of pelts and nohair. Il can
readily be understood that for poor
families settling in Wild Districts
where cows cannot we'll be kept, and
indeed having scant funds for the pur-
chase of cows, the. goat, capable Of
picking up Its living. costing but from
Sc to SIS, and producing from two to
four pints Of cream-like milk per diem,
to say nothing Of valuable mohair and
tender kid desh, must b considered q
most suitable and desirable animal. SO
great has the demand for goats al
ready become in the west that buyers
are now collecting large docks In CaA.
fornia and Mexico for shipment to
Iowa and other states where dealers
have engaged in the goat supply busi-
ness and there ts good reason for pre-
dieting that for many years to come
there will be real profit in the bust
ness Of local production Of goats for
the express rates are 90 high that ship
ping from California makes the price
Of the animal somewhat too high for
the purses Of poor folk. The AngoFa
goat is strong Of constitution and alb
solutely healthy and we consider the
business to have 4 healthy. sensible
foundation and excuse Taking every
thing into consideration We arc thers-
fore free to advise the breeding of
goats on all suitable lands and think
that many q farm boy would find pleas
ure and profit from embarking in the
business on a small scale. If after
further Investigation IT the subject
he agrees with US then let him 60 It!