Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-09-02
GOAT SOLD AS LAMB.
It IL Said 80 Ne Common Ousto~
All over the Country.

n IL said 30 Ne . Common Custo&
ALI over the Country.
Goat. the hollow horned. four stom-
ached animal, raised for Its milk, flesh
and skin primarily, is, according 10
the department Of agriculture, furnish
ing a considerable part Of the lamb
and mutton" handled by the packing
houses and retail dealers all over the
country. Dealers in goats at the stock
yards say this ia true In Kansas City
as well as elsewhere.
Several times Of late l have gone
into butcher shops with the purpose
Of buying mutton for my morning
meal and have found nothing In the
shop except goat. represented to me
TO be mutton" said goat dealer at
the stockyards recently.
1.-THE average man Is fooled. 1t Is
easy enough, though, to distinguish the
difference between sheep and goat
meat if one will only take the time
and trouble. Herein the difference
lies: In the sheep the front leg from
the hoof to the knee ~ about the same
length as from the knee to the shoul-
der. With the goat the distance from
the hoof to the knee is only about hait
as great as from the knee to the
shoulder. Also, the goat Is much moro
razor backed than the sheep. The
backbone or spinal column La not 30
flexible as that of the sheep and IT
cannot be so easily broken. Mutton
Is much more plentiful, but the cost Is
greater.
Even II the people are being de-
ceived and are eating goat, 1t matters
not so much If the animal Is young. Tor
kid meat il more delectable than lamb
I am of the opinion that both tho pack
err and the butcher are at fault. Often
the green butcher thinks that he IL
buying the most innocent OF animals
the lamb-when he has bought the
goat. and, again, the retail dealer
knows that he has bought goat, ana
he sells il to the consumer for NUT.
| ton"
The Kansas City market receives q
large number OF goats, compared wltn
other markets, but compared with the
number Of sheep received the number
is small. The biggest goat years were
1902 and 1903. In 1902 there were
from $4,000 to $4,000 goats sold and II
1908 from $4,000 TO 10000. Last yeal
there were only $4,000 on the market
| From the number thus far this year Il
looks as II the receipts will exceed las
years. The bulk Of the goat trace
comes from Texas and New Mexico
The trade here is handled by rev
firms. AS such q limited number o.
goats arrive they usually find ready
market. Fat goats this week are sell
ing from about $3.50 to 1913 hun
dred. Nannies, or does, are bringing
from SO to 81 head.
Even If goats do not arrive yer.
often at the stockyards, there are al
WAYS goats there, for the stockyard
company owns about fifteen, and eacl
packing house has an animal. Thes
are used to lead the sheep. Wheneve
q load Of sheep arrives a goat 10 takel
to the train to lead the band OF sheep
sometimes numbering thousands, I
the pens, later to be slaughtered. In
goats are most needed after rain, 10
then sheep balk. as they are afraid o
mud puddles.
All men that are familiar with tn
history Of the Kansas City sheep yard
we'll remember a goat called Mike
He won his renown by his marked dc
gree Of intelligence. He died about
year ago Of old age, after having see
ten years Of service at the yards
Kansas CITY Star.