The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-28
The A|.l.|v'CO.RA
GOAT R AlSER'S.
Tile Industry a New One III
Virginia, But Prof
table.
WILL BECOME POPULAR.
The Diamond " Ranch iii Pow.
liatan County Raising Fine
Strain Of Animals.

The raising OF Angora goats III Vir y.
kinia for profit Is a new Industry now u
y It's infancy, but with promise Of uli-
4 limited extension tho poor ergroyril
waste OF BRUSH weafls and uridcrgroWths
In Virginia will be turned to good ac-
d count by that wonderful and valuable
habitat Is from the cold and bleak shores
53 OF Alaska to Tho sunny Hills Of Asia
Minor and Capo OF Good Hope. Ho is
& often spoken of ms the silver fleece Oh
account Of his abundant coat which pro-
tects him from all cold and has tho
color Of shiny silver. He lives and pro-
duces fine Mohar down near Yuma.
aArizona, the hottest place on tho map
then his brothers live In cold, rainy
\ lsa. He'd does well IN MI countries. anu
II docs not suffer from heat or cold, 4 his
thick fur coat protecting him from the
freezing elements. He needs q IS good
f she'd TO keep out OF tile rain, and Will,
ruin for two miles to keep from getting
II wet y! 5353 853
They dislike wet twca tfct az they have
Z no OIL and grease on their skin Ike sheep
They are hard, healthy animals. re-
&leESE care IMAM
rs the farm and requiring less feed than
s. flock Of chickens. Ny n
N u s.. Valentino, OF the Diamond w
4 ranch I'M Povhatan. says 1c has q kept
Il goats In a three foot wire fence. also In
5 four foot rail- fence. when there was a
plenty OF grass 1 around them and they
did not jun1S out at all but will climb
iDnything they can get a foot hold on.s
y The scenes reproduced viii this article
q are from tho Diamond " 4, Angora ranch
4; at Rock Castle. " a., owned by Mr.. NJ. s.
Valentine. asS a a
V 'ss5ls DIAMOND II. ANG ORA RAN Oh. 5s
The Diamond W goat ranch is situated in
Powhatan county. 81 y a.. e near Rock Cas-
v tie.s and has the advantage OF two ship
q ping points. one over the Chesapeake
d and Ohio James River Division and one /
over tho sout bern Via tho E'armville and
4 Powhatan Railway.
The proprietor. who hAs spent some /
time In the West studying the Angora
& Dat industr y. says that tho prospects
Y for Angora goa II Using In Virginia and
4 the Southern States has the brightest sfu-
1ures OF any indusuy in I he South.
The " so-callcd. because OF Its brand
" ION the nose OF sttha animal, has ono OF
the finest flocks 81 OF Ar,Eora goats lii y
r. the South. and Is constantly Increasing
SITS herd by add ition OF the finest animals
y money can procure: They intend 10 In
crease the herd TO Loo breeding does and
II gradually Gull OUT those that are not
n % tho very finest u1ohairE coats and pay
strict attention 10 fine. first class herd
4 bucks for s took purposes.
II hey received a fine lot OF .ADgoras
d recently from the West as an additionFtol
4 their hord. K s44
Their line OF bucks are descended nom
early Inn ortation from Turkey. Their
California bred bucks are as fine as any
" in the land. al nd their does IRE unsur-
4 passed. Is The crop OF kid for this year
e have been better than expected, ana the
y n,ohair4 broug 1t a very satisfactory PRICE
581; 1t has been IA very prot ita BILE Investment
d 30 far. and IT IS believed will prove more
AZ SO In another year or 30.
The goats are no trouble now at ALL
u and only require ting once a week and
VI a general round up for branding all Of
Is The kids early In the fall. Z.
tsIwoild pay any one to take Il trip
4 TO this ranch to see to what valuable use
& a worn Out8an grown up farm can bel
N put This ranch Will be some the largest
n pf- It's kind east Of the Mississippi. and
& itssowners look to a. grand future for 1t. IA
The Diane nd Ranch expects TO get
& a Mexican herders or two and build them
ga log cabin or NO /. in the woods. and
u hey vii cook III cir own meals and attend
the goats during the spring season and
al tend to the shearing, which Is al done
i by up-to-datc machine shears, which save
orle-fourth to one-half OF an inchtssin
Length and about three fourths to- one
Il and one fourth in weigh of the mohair.
issi The Diamond w Angora ranch II has
enough ofders to iii every month to en-
tirely sell out but they are shipping il,
constantly TO keep in took for the imme-8
date delivery orders K IA
COST or STARTING.
g& AnEoras range in prices from S. to s25s
for good does. and from s25 to SIS and
800 for bucks. Mrs. Armes, OF N ew Mex
II leo, paid one thousand and fifty dollars
d for the buck that heads 1 her herd, and
n ISemble Brothers paid fourteen hundred
( dollars for Aztec. the buck whose nohairI
II sold for 81 per pound. II s 'sss
nsignmHnt Of sixty-five low grade
does sold recently on the Kansas City
market for 81 each, while twenty-four
does brought 17bo each Mt Kansas City.
Recent etters from three OF the largest
"a Argora latsers IN no IVES. n,'9te that
but offer kid bucks at $40 TO $50 feach III
One OF them SAYS ! have already or;
ders for z, 900 Ang ora. does and not one
Ito sell r. Il.
The Angora goat business rs booming
Ike fury and the q emand for Angoras Is
increasing very pidly. M #
Anyone should be able to get a. Very
i fair herd of from 10 to 80 does for $40 to.
s15 each and full bucks from $50 TO $50
each. Although An golas are going sup fev-,
cry day, as farmers all over the country
are beginning to IA ppreciate the value OF
the Angora as Il lab or saw ng device and
Y in Investment that pays n \ enormous,
VI dividend in the eastern States. where there
III is so much vast ~ la nd "a nd brush and
4 weeds the Angora goat has come to- stay
and the farmer vii provide sra SIS pastures
II for this valuable animal after he has
troWsed off the underbrusll and the
ssa Buy good stock or, the start even "
you have 4 start With a sma Her herd at
81 first for The hest are the chea post IN the
end and the ones that bring the high
priced mohalr and he s25 kids, 5
7 on ca IN lw,ays count on receiving a s
much for your increase rs your original
4: herd cost. The IA ngorn men are beg II
ming to allze 81 GOD X and hard that the
low kenny mohair Is very little lii de-
mand and brings low prices al the best,
5 While the mohair mills are crying in
1e,fk.