The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1902-12-04
THE ANGORA IN THE OZARkS.
A successful and Growing Indnstry--S Some
Large Herds.

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Fruitman treats subject which Is In.
crcnsipg IN interest TO Tancy county
people. Space precludcs reproducing
the entire article, but we take pleasure
In presenting the following extracts:
Tho raising Of the Angora goat in Mis-
souri, is success. The state already has
some very large herds, and the tendency
Of the farmers il 10 increase their llocks.
New companies are being formed for the
exclusive purpose OF raising goats Of
this breed. There is II great deal Of land
In the state which Is fit for little else.
II Is covered with growth Of underbrush.
the soil is barren and 1t Is unf, for the
pasturagc Of stock cattle. But hereon
the Angora goat will thrive and grow
fat. He acts as the advance agent OF
the axman, clearing the forests and fer
tilizing the soil. From the sale Of his
own wool and flesh he yicldsn handsome
profit, TO say nothing Of the good snlary
he earns ASA aclcaror Of the wooded land.
Like the ordinary backyard blcater, the
Angcra lives upon things that o,hcran-
lmals will not eat But the Angora
draws the lin" Mt tin cans and filth,
hence his flesh is cleaner, his wool is
whittier and h, is u higher type Of the
goat kind IN all respects.
There are n number of big gont ranch.
es in Missouri; in all there 2O,OoO An.
goras in the state. One OF the largest
gout ranches In the world is now being
stocked with ilocks aggrega,ing 10000
in number. The land covers 5000 acres
and is located near Cuba. This compa-
ny If composed Of II number Of wealthy
ranchmcn, who believe there Is more
money In raising A""z. ""ais Ia" tho
market ihnn there Is In raising and
shipping cattle.
Down in Greene county, eight miles
from Springfield, is the biggest flock Of
goats In Missouri at present. Here arc
seen no less than 1900 curly.haired nnn-
nies and blilles. These are not the
wicked, lodge-room class, hut the real
wool.producers. These goats belong to
+. d. Ottcrbaugh, Of Chicago, who
bought the land on which they roam
for the sole purpose Of establishing
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investigated and been convinced Of the
money 10 be made IN this unique indus
try. Mr.. Ot,crbaugh claims there is n
profit Of 100 per cent annual " in goat
raising, to leave out the improvements
they bring 10 wooded section. He
snys they are hardy little animals and
very productive.
f. II. Goss, Of Tancy county, owns an
other large herd o; Angoras. He has
selected some 500 which are indeed fine
specimens Of the Angora breed, large,
covered with heavy coat OF fine, white
wool, and whose hesh is us good us ven
ison.
In the Ozarks the climate and sur.
roundings ARE almost Identical with
Turkey, the home OF the Angora. Mis-
souri, is By no means premier In this
infant, though fast growing, industry.
There are 100000 Angora goats in the
United States Texas has 5000; Cal
itornia, 5000; New Mexico, 90, 900; Or
egon, 10000 and Nevada, $4,000, while
Idaho, Wyoming and Arizona have
about 10000 each. Missouri has doui,-
led the number Of Angora goats held
on the various ranches and farms with
in the last Two years When the large
Angora ranch near Cuba is stocked with
It's 10000 head, Missouri will rank
among the leaders In this industry.
There arc three useful objects in the
keeping OF gon,s, First, for the produc.
tion OF the skins, kid leather being cx.
tenslvely used all over the world; sec.
ond, for the use OF the hair or wool, Us.
pccially the mOhair or wool OF the An.
gorns; and third, for the consumption Of
the dairy products. Cont meat Is also u
desirable product the flesh OF the An.
CORA being superior TO mutton and re-.
scmbling In nayor ycnison. a slaughter
house for the killing OF goats exclusive.
ly is soon To be established In Kansas
City. which is one OF the goat center,
Of the United States. There they nlst
have n goat-milk dairy where goat,
milk is sold for the sustenancc OF babies
The milk is said TO be even purer than
the milk Of a Jersey COW. Select com
mon stock, similar in quality to the dai
! ry stock Of cattle, is chosen for the ani