The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-11-27

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oramble he devours bodily. He
gnaws the bark from saplings as high
as he can reach. He passes by the
oiue grass and clears the land for eul-
tlVation more thoroughly than can the
Woodman with his axe. he enriches
the ground, and if blue grass be indie-
ehous to the soil it springs up sponta'
neously. When the thickets are gone
the Angora goat thrives on grass equal |
~ as well as does the sheep.
The Angora goats usefulness is mani
tested in various WAYS. The fleece
technically called "Mohair''. furnishes
some of the best fabrics known among
ladies' dress goods, as well as plushes.
robes, rugs, etc. The flesh is exceed
ingly delicate and nutritious and ON
1he market finds ready sale as NUT
ton, and the consumer seldom suspects
1t. The flesh of the kid is better than
lamb. The milk, though not abun-
dant, contains more albumen and case
In, 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 pelts
make rugs and robes of striking beau
ty and great utility.
Mr., Thompson in tracing the origin
OF the Angoro goat locates his native
hapltat in Asia Minor. He quotes the
scriptures to show the value put ON the
goats fleece. Exodus XXXVI-14-15.
And he made curtain of goats hair
for the tent over the tabernacle; eleven
curtains he made them. The length of
one curtain was thirty cubi.s, and four
eubits was the breadth of one curtain.
Ihe eleven curtains were of one size2''
The thirty-fifth chapter of Exodus re-
Veals that Moses commanded the child
ren OF Israel to make offerings of goats
halr among other things.
Mr.. Thompson in his European and
ASIA tour is seeking specimens of
mich goats. His first stop will be at the
island of Malta, the little island in the
Mediterranean sea on which the Amos
tie Paul was shipwreeked. Mr.. Thomp-
son says that probably no country has
brought the raising Of fine mileh goats
to the state Of perfection attained on
this little island. The population is
about 100000 and the people there rely
wholly on the goat. The average
yield of milk from Malta goat is be-
tween three and four quarts dav.
The Maltese goats are about two feet
six inches in height and they often
weigh one hundred pounds They are
generally white. Although there are
many red, brown, and black. There
are two varieties Of Maltese goats. the
long and short haired The hair of the
former is often four to six inches long.
| There is no record of the Maltese goat
ever being imported 10 America.
The Toggenburger goat is imported
from valley in Switzerland of the
same name. This goat has been i'm
ported into America and England and
is reckoned rs the best mileh goat for
these countries. \ Toggenburger will
| yield about four quarts Of milk day.
The Nubian goat is larger by half
than the common species. The breed
is sensitive to cold, and in America and
England they require a warm goat
house or barn, and are never sent to
pasture when there is danger of frost.
There is no question as to the supe-
riority Of goats milk as compared with
COWS milk, says Mr. Thompson. 1t
tastes better, is richer and is the ideal
milk for the infant and sick person.
There is one sanitarium that supplies
its patients with no other milk than
that il gets from a herd of goats. In
one eastern city charity organization
acquired a number of goats and when
a child is reported sick goat is loan
ed to the family until such time as the
goats milk is no longer necessary.
The odor that is reputed to attach to
goats milk MIR Thompson says is
altogether the fault of the surround |
ings. Nothing will take up odors and
impurities like milk, and if the place
where the milking be done and
where the milk is stored be kept clean,
no odor will be noticeable.
The goat is the poor mans COW. The
ordinary family in the city may have
a supply Of the best milk in the world |
alta nominal cost by keeping a goat
The animal will browse in the back |
yard and back alley. 1t will eat any
thing and everything. Ofcourse what
it eats manifests itself in the milk. The