CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-01-09
CORA GOAT INDUSTRY.
subject Tcsted In Bulletin of Depnrt-
ment of Agriculture.

For some time past the department
,f agriculture has been investigating
tto subject of goat raising, which, in
the opinion of those who are taking an
interest in the matter. is destined to be
come in the near future one of the
prominent industries Of the country.
A bulletin just issued under the direc-
ton of Secretary Wilson states, amOuG
much other interesting information on
the subject. that during the admins
Dtration Of President Polk the sultan of
Turkey requested him TO recommend
some one who would experiment in cot
ton culture in Turkey. Accordingly Dr.
James g. Davis OF Columbia. s. c., was
recommended and received the appoint
meut. The work which he did was so
gratifying to the sultan that upon the
return Of DR.. Davis TO the United
States he reciprocated the courtesy OF
the president by presenting the doctor
with nine Angora goats.
The Davis Importation of Angoras
was frequently exhibited ut fairs, and
everywhere attracted much attention
and received favorable comments. II
was unfortunate for the industry at
that time that the animals were
thought to be Of the Cashmere breed,
for everything that was known about
the Cashmere goat was claimed for
these goats. As an Angora goat cannot
fulfill the requisites of a Cashmere goat
any more satisfactorily than Jersey cat
tie can serve the purposes of the beef
breeds. there was abundant room for
the disappointment which soon follow
ed and which almost drove the Angora
out of consideration.
"In 1873" the bulletin states. the
Davis goats were purchased by ColoDcl
Richard Peters Of Atlanta. Ca. with
the exception of one owned by Colonel
Wade Hampton of South Carolina, one
by Mr.. Davenport OF Virginia and one
by Mr.. Osborne of New York. Later
Colonel Peters imported others. but
they did not prove satisfactory. He is
generally looked upon as athe real
founder of the Augora goat industry IN
the United States, Other importntions
occurred from time to time up to 1875.
In 1881 the sultan absolutely prohibit
ed the expectation OF Angoras, and this
prohibition is still in effect. \ few ami
mails have been imported from Cape
Colony Notwithstanding the prohibi-
ton of explorations from Turkey Dr.
w. c. Bailey of San lose. CAL visited
Asia Minor during the early months OF
this year and in April succeeded In
shipping out four goats. These arrived
In New York In April and left quaran-
tine there for their California hone on
May ..
''Thc Angora goats OF these several
Importations found their way INTO
many Of the southern and central
states. but for some reason they seem
not to have become n permanent In
dustry there At the close of the civil
war about all the goats Of this breed
that remained In this country we're In
the southwestern states. principally ia
Texas. New Mexico. Arizona and Cali
fornia. Within the last few years they
have gone into Oregon In large num-
bers. and quite recently several thou
sand have been taken into Iowa aud
Missouri At the present time IL can
safely lie said that they may he found
In every state OF the Union An inter
est is manifested In them such Us has
never been known before. and II is be-
lleved that this interest viii result In
establishing permanently an Industry
that will extend TO every part OF the
country"