West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-12-03

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that may be then made are sure TO win fos
the goat the high place that he has mesised
for many centuries, but which he had been
dsbaued from possessing because Of a popu-
lar but unfounded prejudice
The enure world will be drawn upon to
vindicnse the goat. and 10 show that he has
been much msligned animal. Mr.. George
r. Thompson. of the United States Bureau
Of Animal Iudustry. an authority on goats
and other domestic animals, will tour Asia,
Europe aud Africa and import specimens
for the Worlds Fair goat show that will
demonstrate the goats value In city and
county.
Although the success that has attended
the breeding Of Angosia goats Ia America
has done much to awaken the public to the
goats real value, the public isslow to accept
- true the claims goat breeders assert and
prove. A few years ago Angora goats were
not known outside of few Of the south.
western states. Today there Is not state
or territory In the United States in which
there arc not hundreds OF them. The goa,
thnves best on land that has heretofore been
considered vslueiess. On the tbickeis of a
noun,ain-side where the underground is so
dense that no other animal can force an
entrance the goat eats his way. The brush
and the bramble he devours bodily. lie
gnaws the bark from saplings as high as he
can reach. lie passes by the blue grass and
clears the land for cultivation more thor
oughly than can the woodman with his axe
He enrichcs tho ground, and IL blue grass
be indigenous to the soil /, springs up spon-
taneously. When the thcke,s are gone the
Angola goat shrives on grass equally as well
ss does the sheep.
The Angora goats usefulness Is mani
Tested In various ways. The fleece. tcehni-
caily called ''mohsir.' furnishes some Of the
best fabrics known among LADIES' dress
goods, as well as pushes. robes, rugs, etc.
The aesh is exceedingly delicate aud nulri
tious and on the market fluids ready sale as
mutton, and the consumer seldom suspects
IL. The flesh of the kid Is better than lamb.
The milk, though not abundant, contains
more albumen aud casein. fat and sugar
than does cows milk Their tanned SKINS
are not suitable for shoe leather. but good
work-gloves and morocco for book bindings
are largely made from them. Their pel,s
make rugs and robes of striking beauty and
great utility.
MIR. Thompson in tracing the-osigin of the
Augora goat locates his native habitat in
Asia Minor. He quotes the Scriptures to
show the value pu, on the goats fleece.
Exodus 50. f4-f5, "And he made curtain
of goats hair for the tent over the tabcr-
nncie; eleven curtains he made them. The
length of one curtain was thirty cubits aud
fsur cubiis was the breadth Of one curtain.
The eleven curtains were Of one size." The
thirty fifth chapter Of Exodus reveals that
Moses commanded the children of israel TO
make offerings of goats hair among other
things.
Mr.. Thompson>in his European and Asia
tour is seeking specimens Of milch goats.
His FIRST stop will be at the Island of Malta.
the little island in The Mediteusnean sea on
which the Apostle Paul was shipwrecked
Mr.. Thompson says that probably no country
has bronah, the raising Of fine mich goats
to the state OF perfection attained on this
title island The population IS about zoo,-
600 aud the people there rely almost wholly
on the goat. The average yield Of milk
from Malta goat is between three and four
quarts day. The Maltese goats are aboa,
two feet six inches in height aud they often
weigh one hundred pounds. They are
generally white. Although there are many
red, brown aud black. There are two
vaSie,es OF Maltese goat. The long and the
short haired. The hair OF the former is
often foar 10 six in ches long. There is no
record of maltese goat ever being imported
TO America.
The Tozgenburger goat h imported from
a valley IN Switzsriand Of the same name
This goat has been imported Into America
and England and Is reckoned the best milch
goa, for these countries. Toggenburger
will yield about four quarts Of milk day
The Nubian goat is larger by baif than
the common species. The breed Is sensitive
to the cold, and in America and England
they require warm goat house or barn,
and are never sent - pasture when there Is
danger Of frost.
There Is no question as to the superiority
Of goats milk IS compared with cows milk,
says Mr.. Thompson. I, tastes better. IS
richer and Is the ideal milk for the infant o.
sick person. There is one ssniiarium that
supplies rs patients with 20 other milk than
that Il gets from herd Of goats. ~ one
eastern city a.chariiy organization acquired
4 number of costs snd when child u
reported sick goat Is loaned she family
until such lIme IS the goal's milk Is no
longer necessary. The Odof that Is reputed
to attach 70 goats milk Mr Thompson say,
Is altogether the fault Of the Surroundings
Nothing viii take up odors and impufii,e,
like milk, and Il the place where the milk
leg be done and where ihe milk Is stored s.
kept clean, no odor will be noticeable
The goat "a the poor mans COW IN,
ordinary family IN tbe city may have
supply Of the best milk IN The world a,
nominal cost by keeping goat Tn,
animal will browse IN the back yard and 10
The back alley. Il viii cat anything and
everything. OF course what Il eats manifest
itself IN the milk. The average fannI,
throws sway enough apple, poioio and lur
nip pafiugs, with other wasie from the tabl'
to keep goat IN good condition The goa
will eat the labels of tn cans 10 going af,ei
the paste, but there Is no record that be eve
ate the can itself The goat must hav,
exercise. II his laoge Is not large Iadde'