The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-10-10
RAISING OF ANGORA GOATS
The First of the Breed in the Coun
try Came to South Carolina.
Charleston Evening Post.

LIE First OF the Breed in the COutl
try Came to South Carolina.
Charleston Evening Post.
The breeding of Angora goats il
South Carolina, which has been under
taken on an extensive scale by Mr.. j
ii. Starin, of New York, and by othc
stock raiscrs cXpcrimentally on the sea
islands about Charleston, is not a new
industry in South Carolina. The frs
AnBora goats imported to the United
States were brought 10y South Caro-
lnlan half century ago, and for some
years following considerable attention
was gwen to the animals in this State
and Georgia.
For some time past the United States
Department of Agriculture has been
Investigating the subject of goat rails
ing, which in the opinion of those who
are taking an interest in the matter, is
destined to become in the near future
one of the prominent industries Of the
country.
| a bulletin Just issued under the
direction of Secretary Wilson states,
among much other interesting infor-
nation, that during the administration
Of President Polk the Sultan of Turkey
requested Of him to recommend some
one who would experiment IN cotton
culture i'll Turkey. Accordingly, DR..
James B. Davis, of Columbia, was rec
commended and received the appoint
mcnt. The work which he did was so
gratifying to the Sultan that upon the
return of DR.. Davis to the United
States he rcciprocatcd the courtesy of
the President by presenting the doctor
with nine Angora goats.
The Davis importation of Angoras
was frequently exhibited at fairs, and
everywhere attracted much attention
and received favorable comments. 1t
was unfortunate for the industry at that
time that the animals were thought TO
be of Cashmere breed, for everything
that was known about the Cashmere
goat was claimed for these goats. AS
an Angora goat can not fulfill the re-
Iuisltcs of a Cashmere goat any more
satisfactorily than Jersey cattle can
| serve the purposes of half breeds,
| there was abundant room for The dis
appointment which soon followed, and
which almost drove the Angora out of
consideration.
" In 1S53," the bulletin states, sthc
Davis goats were purchased by Coz.
| Richard Peters, of Atlanta, Ga, with
the exception of one owned by Col.
Wade Hampton, Of South Carolina,
ono by Mr.. Davenport, of Virginia,
and one by Mr.. Osborne, uf New York.
Later Col. Peters imported others, but
they did not prove satisfactory. lie is
generally looked upon as the real
founder Of the Angora goat industry
in the United States. OLhcr imp0rta-
tions occurred from time TO time up to
1876. In 1881 the Sultan absolutely
prohibited the expectation Of Angoras
and this prohibition is still in effect.
a few ANIMALS have been imported
from Cape Colony. Notwithstanding
the prohibition OF expectations from
Turkey, l'r. W. G.. Bailey, of San Jose
Cal, visited Asia Minor during Inc
early months of this year, and in Apri
succeeded III shipping out four goats
These arrived IN New York in Apri
and left quarantine there for lhc
California home on May 8.
"The AngOra goats Of these severa
impOrtations found their way int
| IlRluy VI VIC OOuIICTll ana CCnJrd
States. but for some reason they seen
not to have become a permanent in
dustry there. At the close of the civi
war about all the goats Of this brcet
that remained in this country were il
the Southwestern States, principally il
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Call
fornia. Within the last few years they
have gone into Oregon in large mum
bcrs, and quite recently several thou
sand have been taken into Iowa ant
Missouri. At the present time it car
safely be said that they may be fount
in every State in the Union. An in
tcrcst is manifested in them such ~
has never been known before, and i
is believed that this interest Will rcsul
in establishing permanently an indus
try that will extend to every part of th
country"
The goats arc increasing rapidly OF
Folly island aud on other islands abou
Charleston, and their breeding wi
soon be an important and profitable il
dustry of this vicinity.