New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-29
BOY GOAT BREEDER.
His Angorq Prize Winners - An
Enterprising Youth.

To b,lild I'd market IN New-York for goats milk
ct s. q gallon IS one Of the earthly ambitions OF
William J Cohiu. the boy goat breeder Of Hancock.
Nd, who has brought group Of his prize winning
Angoras on from 81. Louis TO the Poultry and Cat
Show, which opened in Herald Square Exhibition
Hall Broadway and Thirty -foUrth-st.. yesterday.
CohiI Is a pleasant faced young fellow Of sixteen
He has been raising Angors goats for the last four
years, anG speaks Of il agreeable, easy occu-
Patton admirably adapted TO women or 10 persons
with wnom an indoor sedentary life does agree.
We started in four years ago with forty head Of
Angora goats he said. because my father had
large tracts Of waste land covered with brush
which n wanted cleared-and AngOras are unap-
proachable al clearing land. Sheep you know have
10 have grass TO thrive. Angoras will thrive
brush While they picking Up their living they
are killing The brush. They keep il nibbled down
so close IL cannot live In years q flock will
xii the underground on any land they range on. At
ths end Of mat time 1t IS fit be planted down In
aTpes that being the favorite crop IL the western
where We live. Now ne have go head OF goats and
~ acres q apple orchards Ny father furnishes
He scratched mo horny forehead Of wise old
buck @ho came up the side OF his pen and peered
through the wire netting. as II begging with his
CRAFTY yellow eyes for a Caress.
aFo l-ss n thaL genJler Maryland country the
from 5s 10 bush coming ~ 1s oEh; slQ%!y scattering
ING neshEenuy there. At night he will return 10
his little programme only in winter is il ir-3ner
I've that he De fed and sheltered. Then two pounds
protection from. ' ~ 0 '-7euS
"Angoras. are sheared once 4 year. ir the snrng,,
re,- 5<so It's. ne yolng goat breeder. after he had
tellLheo rom q1eting a tiny kid that was CRYING
- ~ - LlotLer Inc average goat gives from four
- 80 polnos OF mohalr, and the mohair brings
ron * 10 - cents pound We caIcuIaTe that ire
Tlntec and the KID and The brush cearira % ,,,Irs
S.uIl II a goat could be paid in United States
currency fer his brush clearing he would rsosivs
g year. do not 90 the shearinE myself only
t5 eesQes MS kac at brush clearing and his peIt
e.ts HIsora Is valuable to his owner on vet an
re, ccodEt-ois flesh Young CohI told the Trib-
ne reported that Aneora meat Is superior TO NUT
young. " o
. only" ne added. you mustn't call If goat Sci,
= I2r mutton and people will buy It and then come
oalA lor more OF that same mutton But call il
80 a. and no ore viii look At It"
he1 the AngDra reaches the q Re of FIVE y,o-t,s
3.e Is ItIeu out with earring The earring IS q
- --l ". oerd, which Is passed through hole
- 5l4uS c-aLsped together IL will not work off
VI TIE earring IS stamped the wear4rs registra
In ., nUInoer This Is done, CohiI SAYS with
a. thoFouE. Hered Ansoras which are valuable for
s-ch sIIlaA animals, fine prize winning buck
Cohil recently imported from South Afric, .
pense. q Idrse e1-
Tomorrow vii see the departure Of eight Of ,bs
-! goat breeders AngOraE for Hamburg Carl
aegenbeck, the great nenagerie man is soinT ~
sCart d goat ranch al his home in GERMANY and
80 70 81 Louis where the breeders OF the cCun-
tls%l a sort or goat show and congress for two
!. eeAs ms fal-, Tor few good animals to start
~ ,,,n Is one more feather in the cap OF Young
Of Eve Z. comm mat his goats were chosen out
1T As tor the milk route rhat has nateralized in
"a s-!4Hglcn, where dealer has engaged 10 handle
Frr ,sss nine prize winning ToEgen burger goats
-1,-ssse9 te be TIE best breed for milk have been
T.@.s milk is saii % be richer than +he 1nast
'' NIX and IS in especial demand FOR invalids