The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-09-15

Angoras in on it. The average esti-
mate of clearing Washington brush
land is $50 per acre. 1t takes the An
goras no more time to make perfect
job than men, and they board them
selves" Sprouts will spring up be-
hind mems work, while the Angoras
will keep them down until they cease
to appear. 1t must be remembered
that one year of 'goating" is not suf-
ficient to have the land ready for the
plow. Sprouts will start anew from
the roots, therefore the goats should
have the run of the wood lot for two
years at least The goats regard these
young sprouts as the richest of NOR
sells, and not one is left to grow. Also,
during the time the goats have been
on the land, they are enriching it with
the richest kind of manure, which is
very helpful to the grass first begin
ming to grow.
The Angora may be pastured with
any other animal, for, as has been
stated, they do not eat the grass which
is necessary to other stock. The ques-
ton is frequently asked, how many
goats will clear an acre. Of course, it
all depends upon the nature of the
land. Some land is as dense as a
jungle, while other sections might just
have small thickets here and there.
There is very little land so densely
covered that four or five goats to the
acre will not level it in one year..
The fleece which grows on the An
CORA is very much sought after by the
mOhair manufacturers of the country.
The value of the mohair depends upon
the scarcity of kemp in it. Kemp is
coarse hair without any lustre. 1t is
relic of the blood of the common
goat The higher a goat is bred, the
less kemp will be found in the mohair.
Kemp is Objectionable because it will
not take dyes that mOhair will The
main objection is there is no dye
known that will act upon both kemp
and mohair Kemp hair shows up very
plainly in pushes, where every hair
shows up so prominently.
The durability of mohair goods is
we'll known to those who are familiar
with it. Dr. J. B. Davis in an article
which he published, says: 81 have
socks which | have worn for six years
and which are yet perfectly sound" A
gentleman, friend of the writer, has
two Turkish rugs made of mOhair, one
of which is fifty years old and one
thirty-fve, and, although they are
worn some on the edges, the color is
still brilliant and the surface is as
soft as the day they were woven.
To give brief answer to the ques-
ton, "What is mohair worth?' is not
possible There are more grades of
mohair than there are of wool. Prob
ably the average price paid for mohair
is thirty cents per pound. 1t ranges
from ten cents to three dollars and
four dollars per pound. Wig makers
pay the highest price for mohair.
There are cases where as high as
eight dollars was paid for a single
pound. OF course, the hair was ex-
ira long.
Mohair manufactures are already in
very extensive use, but they appear in
the stores under so many trade names
that only a few people comparatively
know that they are the product of An
CORA hair. The most important use OF
mohair is the manufacture of it into
car pushes. Practically all the car
pushes used in railroad coaches are
made of mohair, as are also the
pushes used in street cars. The sta
tistics show that for the year 1899
3,OOO,72O yards of mohair plush was
made for railroads alone. Add to this
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