Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-10
H.e.. .. Anrer. ao.,.

to the queries by d. A. Taylor In re-
cent issue Of the Farmers' Review !
will say: The cost Of medium to high.
grade Angorn goats OF good breeding
age 10 $2.25 to $3.50 per head. pure bret
$3.50 to $3.50 per head carload lotsD
Thoroughbred Angora goats do not Of
ten drop more than one kid at time.
while the Spanish Maltese (milk goat
nearly always drop two and frequently
three kids. The lower the grade tn.
more prolific they are and the more
milk they produce. The young thor.
oughbred female Angora goat seldom
breeds until two years OF age. while the
common and Spanish Maltese female
goat will breed ut to 8 months old.
There Is good demand for goat ven,
ison and,a fair demand for the mohair.
AnKora. Spanish and Maltese goats
thrive In either warm or cold coun-
tries. Goats protect themselves against
wolves or dogs twhen the billies are
In the fiocksl much better than sheep.
A good sheep fence is good goat
fence. Mr.. Taylor can buy goats In
any section Of southwest Texas. This
In the home Of the goat. where AnEoraa
OF any grade to pure breds may b. our
chased direct from breeders. Angoras
and Spanish Maltese milk goats are for
sale by breeders In this iocality.-B. II.
Van Raub. Bexar County. Texas
From the Farmcrs' Review: We had
two years ago tract OF more than 100
acres Of brush land that We desirsd 10
clear. but found that the brush would
start again. even In spite OF the fact
that 500 sheep were pastursd on the
land. Ono year ago last spring We put
In 100 goats and have kept from 100 70
200 there all the time since. except
during tho winter: and the land y
nearly cleared We would rather have
100 goats than the best man We ever
had to clear brush land. Tho goats
are very hardy and require very III.
tle care. There 10 . ready sale sos
them when fat at the stock yards. and
they bring the same price n sheep.
They arc pfoliae. There II . ready
saie for the hair at from 2s to 80 cent?.
They will staud any amount OF cold. u
they have shelter. They require . good
fence. about feet high. Wire fence.
like tho Page. 10 best They will se
over rail fence OF . board fence II n
is leaning. There 10 . great demand
for goats at present, - brush killerA
In this part Of Michigan there are
thousands Of acres Of brush land that
will make hue pasture land vhsa
cleared. and the goats will clean Il ~
lcss than NO expense. a. they make .
nice profit while doing the work
Morgan Bros. Z CO.. Saginaw County.
Michigan
From farmcrs' Review: I notice the
article by Mr.. Taylor In q recent ID.
sue Of tho Farmers Review. In com.
mcnt ! would say that goats are great
brush killers and Will live on brush.
They arc very hardy and are eoutsnssd
anywhere. They will get fat where
sheep will starvc. Their mohair II worth
twice what wool ia They need . shed
to run into to get out Of the cold and
rain. They arc not afraid Of dogs. but
will asht them. They need = fence .
little better than hog fence. They do
not jump much. but arc crawlers. They
like rough land better than they do
smooth. I have q small bunch. and
they have done better than shccp.-O.
Il. Goochcr. Chippewa County. WILSON,
sin.
Mr.. J. n. Young. in = communication
to the farmcrs' Review. writes: The
one thing that consider the most e.
acntiai above all things for the safe
wintcrinE OF birds Ia to have them
strong and healthy at time Of going In
to winter. Next to that ve should
have a warm house and . variety Of
hcaithful food" These are three vcry
important considerations. The skilI-
full poultry raiser has studied the
matter Of summer feed 10 thoroughly
that he brings his birds to the point
Of wintcring In nne condition Their
feed has been 80 largely made up OF
green stun. insects. meat food and cut
bone that moultns has been passed
without loss Of vitality to the fowls.
or farm animals Il has been said:
well summered Is half wintercd-" The
same truth applies to fowls.