The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-01-21

The Angora Goat,
By HARNlE JORDAN.


o~ins ,o ~4dc and unusl7l interest
manifested in the NnEoia goat a, tins
tin.e il might not d, unlateres..ng ia dis
cuss the description. haros. ,t-. ~ th,s
valuable animal In lN4a rr James y.
Davis q south Carolina Trough, homo
With him rs a gift from ;hc sultan Of
Turkey nnc Angora goats thr FIRST OF
these animals ever imported TO this cour-
try. These goats were all purchased.
with one or two exceptions hy COL Rich
ard Peters ot Atlanta Ca from Davis
III 1888. Later on Col. Peters imported
others and undertook 10 breed thcm on a
more extensive scale but they dil NOT
prove atisfactory. yet this effort on the
part OF Col. Peters gave - him the rspu-
t2.ioa cr 1oing The pioneer in Ansora
goat Industry I'll this country But from
the sma! beginning in 1853 he industry
mas been built up until there arc now
thousands cf these animals In many
rarts Of the Southwestern States. Large
numbers of 'hcm have been recently
! naon taken into Missouri ana Iowa where
/ theE "ill BE bred quite extensively on
ranches stocked with them. and the in
dastrl may now he said 10 have become
promincn. ore.
The Angora goat first discovered .n the
province OF tngoTa. Turkey. has been
crossed with Other bTeod3 Of goats for
different purposes until at this time Il is
exceedingly doubtful If there is IN any
part Of he world pure Angora. as the
animal originally existed The original
Angora was quite small with q dazzling
white fleece. and the animals We're SO
! delicate as to render them Improbable.
- ORC
With common goats TO produce = moro
hardy strain get not so extensively rs To
seriously ihnpair the color texture or
value Of thc mohair or fleece. Tho Am
/ erican Angora Of the best breeds should
show a size and strength eqnal to that OK
! the common goat With good covering of
! fine. silky mohair and among the best
/ specimens the mohair tuft on tho fore
( head should 30 wen developed Tho mo
| hair should hang in long curly ringlets
! over The entire bod" except on the face
| ana from the hooks Of the legs down
| Aside from the high yaluc Of the animal
| rom lis clipping Of mohair. thc animal
j IS much priced for it's food ana il re-
/ qGires an expert TO detect the difference
in the taste Of the flesh from that Of the
best butchercd lambs. For this reason
the animal possesses double value. tho
same rs sheep. The annual clipping runs
a the wav from Two To Ten rounds Of
mohair per animal the amount deepening
upon ag" OF a9y1al. climate, care ete.
Uses or THE Angola
The Angora goat is highly useful ami
NAL for many purposes. and IS prizad Tor
such by those who breed them as an in
dustly The fleece called "mohah farm
, ishcs some Of the finest fabrics among
: IaYi ii.L
that Of spring lamb he animal il useful
in clearing woods and fields Of under
brush and weeds, and their milk is rich
er than cows milk Their tanned skins
are used for leather. The pcIt makes q
beautifully neat rug or robe anI tho an
Imals are excellent pets for children \
few Angora goats kept with a flock Of
she"p are an absolute protection against
wort HESS and destructive. dogs which are
such menace 10 sheep breeding in Tho
South. They are Of great assistance in
clearing land Of urdcrtIush aud obnox-
| ious accds. In this respect they wilI
| convert fore ST Of tanged underground
I into useful pasture for stock within a
short time. or 50 kill down the weeds and
| ha@hcs on land IS 70 render its clearing
! for cultivation on easy and incxponeir"
JOB by the farmer. On farmer in Iowa
claims thai with - goats TO 10 acres hn
has within he past few years converted
! 800 acres of land that was originally use
less into an elegant grass pasture
Another farmer in Oregon claims that
I h" no% has pa sturc that maintains 200
head Or &hcrp which had no grass on IL
whatever fen years ago hon he tnfn-
cd Angora goat. or it. The goats Killed
OUT thc brush and grass has taken its
place. II" Angora viii thrive o. any