The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-02-13
UNCLE SANS BOOK ON GOATS
Will Show People New Way to Make
Money Easily.
Nc,cs and Courier.

Gle Sam is getting cut goat BOOK
which is sure to excite widespread
popular interest. ltteils how to raise
Angoras, whose fleece is the precious
fibre called mobair-the raw material ]
Of camcl's hair shawls and many other
valuable fabrics and explains tho op-
portunities that offer for breeding and
rearing tlc animals in this country in
numbers practically unlimited. AL
ready there are 300, 900 Of them in the
United Siates-mostiy in California,
Oregon, Texas and New Mcxico-but
there might just as we'll be 30, 600, 900,
inasmuch as vast areas, useless for any
other purposes, arc available for goat :
raising. Angora goats arc beautiful
creatures, milk white in color. with
short legs and vide spreading, spiral
lytwisted horns. Their wool is curl
ed or wavy, of silyery whitcness, and
arranged in long ringlets over the
whole body. It is from six to twelve
inches long. The head is like that Of
common goat, but cleaner cut. AS
pets the Angoras are charming, no
animal being more cleanly in its
habits, but one must look out that
they do not get chance to chew up
clothing or destroy fruit trees. They
will draw cart as well as the every
day Billy when harnesscd, though
their preference is for freedom and a
roof-top.
Angoras thrive in almost every
climate, and they do very we'll in all
parts Of the United States. There is
no reason why we should not supply
the world with mohair il we choose to
create the necessary aocks. The
beasts are extremely hardy, multiply
rapidly and require little care. They
cost almost nothing to keep, owing to
their habit Of feeding nu brush and
weeds, which other animals refuse,
and their meat is excellent for food
grass-fed and fattened with grain it is
hardly distinguishable from lamb
while their skins furnish leather
valuable for certain purposes.
The Angora goats in this country
produced in 1900 about 81 900, 900
worth of mohair.
1t is wonderful fbre-strong, fine
and with the lustres of silk. AS it
comes from the animal it is in long
cream-white ringlets, which, look as if
they had been curled on curling
stick So clean is the beast that
commonly the hair does not have to
be washed at all before being spun.
1t becomes coarser as the goat grows
older, the best quality being obtained
from kids of good breed. The best
American mohair is better than most
Of the imported; il makes smoother
thread, runs spindles faster and is
silker and softer. But most of that
which we now produce is noy first
class, because Of lack of proper system
in selecting the goats for breeding.
The demand for mohair vastly ex-
ceeds the supply and nobody who will
take the trouble to produce it need be
at loss for market. There are
many factories in this country which
would utilize large quantities of mo-
hair if they could only get enough Of
1t to meet their requirements. Natu-
rally what is most wanted is the best
quality and the grower can furnish
that just as easily as poor stuff by
taking small amount of pains.
George 3. Goodall, of Sanford, Me-,
uses more than 10000 pounds Of
mohair annually, most of it imported,
aud he says that the breeder ought TO
aim at fine stapled hair instead of
coarse, heavy feeces. Often he gets
small shipments Of domestic Aeeces as
choice and fine as those grown in Tar
Key which shows what can be accom-
! pllshed with care and brains.
inc iAngora goat is descended from
avid goat Of Persia and was origi-
nally bred in the Angora district,
4 among the Taurus Mountains, in
Asia,ic Turkey. It seems to have
been distinct breed in The time Of
Moses and its fleece was spun by the
lsraelites. In Angora there is some
d thing about the climate that encour.
y ages growth Of Tong, silky Aair on
cats, dogs, sheep and other animals,
s nut experience has shown that in the
4 United States, with careful breeding,
heeces Just. as good as the Turkish
may be obtained The frst:cf these
= a 0'utes brought to this country. were
Presented by The Sultan co Df. j. B.
Davis. who was sect over bby psesi,dlans
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