Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-16
C0MM0Nc ARDENC0ll
A Bulletin From the Agri.
cultural Department,
AS A TABLE DELlCAcY
EXPERT THOMPSON SAWS
KIDS ARE GOOD.
He Has Studied the Anima,
His Variety and
Habits.

"A considerable" part of the law,
mutton handled by tie ers,, ''' and
houses. and by Wholesalers 40, p"'Ains
an over the country. IS nothing :. '''efs
world but goat. according To p, ~ :" me
sued by the Department of Aprio,,r,. =" Is
II has been long, bong time y,"
common garden variety of goat bas "'
treated with such respect ana .a,s, "en
ton as Is shown In the Department. "a
cular. There Is no und,Ia nrous, VIZ
! given to the animals gast-onort"sr
cuiiarities. although the bulletin s,,.' . pe'
| a couple of active. able bodied yna,. may
good health and with normal appatitos :"
! clear tract Of land OF bruShwood M s"n
| stubble. grass. tin cans. waste p,nor ~.
| other foreign substances NOR. qiiirsl, aNi
| economically than the same numhssr aug
men working double timc. Il also gi,.. :"
list of the animals virtues that max !.
appear as one of the most Iu-usad *
misjudged creatures eNtaUt. Nu
For several yeahs the experts Of The hn
reau of animal industry of the ,iepar,m ~,
have been bothered by inquiries as 10 az
possibility OF creating a goat indusrrv ~
the lnited States. The experts maintaip.s
a dignified silence until some tim. ~
when Mr.. George Fayette Thompson al
itor of the bureau. turned himself Ions,
Il
Genealogy of the Goat
Mr.. Thompson studied the subject =,
| great length. He looked up the pedi,,...
| OF Angora and other registered goats NINA
| he had a genealogical tree about nc h,rS
as a California redwood. Then he devo,a,
| his time ard attention Ia tn. cpinmon yo,,
Mr. Thompson believes in doing Thing.
thoroughly. He didn't send uut and have %
goat brought to him. as he might we'll hsya
| done. He went To the goat He visited
| the large cities. located the vacant io,s
| and studied the goat al home ''
He counted goats measured goats and
photographed goats. and finally he lived for
| a week on goats milk, roast goat boiled
| goat and goat Il Ia Newbcrg. Cuuscquent,v
| Mr.. Thompsons associates in tile, blr.an
| think that his utt.rauC.s On the goat o,,e.
ton Should tee heard with resp. clful alien
! ton
| Mr.. Thompson says that the Inquiries az
| to the possible creation OF new industry
| in the Init, q States come principally from
| persons with considerable capital a good
| deal of worthless land aui plenty OF lime
| to think. He believes tlat when these peo
PIE learn that the United State, fmnor,,
| S2J.1t0CoO worth of goa skins annually and
/ that conditions III this country are ex.
| tremely favorabl" for goat raising that
they will surrey st un and take notte
| The bulletin dcvU;"s considerable sIace
| to explaining that the I'm common goat"
| doesn't indicate any special breed and
| isn't meant to +" Ccat"mp:rous hat that
| it covers all sorts Of mong!"l cot.s wt.olt
| regard to s.ze. oonfGrmEt Cn. color or char.
| ccter.
According to Mr.. Thompson tlera arc
! about 2.DttD goats in IT," United States
| 10000 of which can recognize Their par.
| ents. New York tas 1876 within its bor-
| Gers. as compared with neary 10000 for
! Texas. Rhode Island can boast of only
| twenty-tErce. They are AL common goats,
| but twenty-five OF tE"m have r.ssn In the {
social soa:c ard nov furnish thr motive
| power for a milar number of go-carts.
| The twenty-third has lad reputation.
Goat as a Delicacy.
! Expert Thompson makes the following
serious reflection On goat As a table deli
| clcy:
1T is generally agreed an, ny those who
i speak from eype-ienCc tAIr. Fhomi sens as
soc:atos say that MS imp - nal manner
of putting this is due 70 r'odesty and not
! To glap that TIL KIDS If all breeds Of goats
! ar" table Ce.icacy. 1t l. true that among
TIE great Masses OF tn people Of his roun
! Try there l. = remarkable and ell-grouni~l
prejudice against anything bearing The
name IF goat.
| Within the environments Of the large:
cities are found many kids and it is EVIL
m iturity. What becomes " the rest!
| Butchers and meat dealers answer TINS
| question by saying that they are Soid a'
! lamb. No meat dealer has "ver heard
| complaint against the quality OF sGch
| lamb.
| "A considerable number of middie-agea
! and old noncrel goats are pur mas ID bg tDe
! packing houses of the larger cities. ih",
are purchased as goat. but are SOFA Is
mutton. and many of those who 50 stIt Ii,s
| ousiy condemn goat have eaten II sco''
| OF times
MI Thompson adds that the elderly soi.
is not as good good mutton but ,ni'
| is not any worse than bad mutton lie ~,
ssts that the prejudice against II w"u't
| disappear if people would only make ~
| and eat goat goat instead OF as an
! He is not very hopeful. however OIL Su'H
! result.
The Goat as Land Cleaner.
M. Thompson reports that after an eA'
| haustive study he Is abe 10 say llH q
common goat can eat many dHereH'
| things in Il given space of time as an AT
CORA goat. and that it Is certainly FOOLS"
to employ force of men to clclr tli''
of land at a cost of from s. 10 80 an acre
| when a goat will do it for rothing anu ~
| glad of the chance. rs
In regard to breeding. tEe circular say
| that the Ang0ri is given 10 tripiets' W.
| the common goat sticks 10 twins. l IT. - -,
! usually arrive IL good deal ofteh"r' Ia Ia
ever, and consequently Hlor" comth1,h n n
| than Angora or other registered si"ch "a, .,r
the lamb ard mutton markets tN - me
At the time Of Mr.. Thonp-prS r'po't, Al
skins of Angora preferred were Gu.r,ou
IS 9-1nth cents pound. wh.i' A'u ''''