Bisbee daily review., 1907-06-28
.ANGORl BOATS
 COMING ID FRONT
Mohair High in Price and De- mand Is All the Time
 increasing,

Angora goats are now attracting much attention in many parts of the country and particularly from owners of rough, brushy land. due to the ability of the goats to readily clear and reclaim such tracts and thus ma terially enhance their value.
 MOhair, the fleece of the Angora, is in greater demand than for a num- Der of years and much higher prices are prevailing in the eastern markets than for several seasons. New mohair mills are in operation and greater competition is now shown in the pur- chase of the domestic clip The inn portations of foreign mohair this year to supply the deficiency in the home production promises to exceed the 2,625,515 pounds imported from Fur key and South Africa in 1906.
 Many American clips have com manded from 34 to 42 cents per pound this season, many of the female animals 5f these flocks shearing five pounds and the males eight to fiji teen pounds.
 For several years the United States Department of Agriculture has been advocating Angora husbandry as a very promising animal industry for this country. A recently issued bulle- tin from this department entitled Information Concerning the Angora Goat" should be in the hands of every owner of rough pasture or range land. The book may be had free of charge through Congressmen or Senators It is illustrated and full of information of interest and value to one Investigating this promising live stock industry.
 The American Angora Goat Breed ers' Association--the national organi- zation of breeders of k.>gora goats also has interesting literature relative to Anora husbandry, it will be pleas ed to send to anyone forwarding his or her address to the secretary, John w. Fulton, Helena, Mont.
 Numerous exhibits of Angora goats will be held at the Agricultural and Live Stock Fairs throughout the coun- try this fall. At the annual Nation al Angora Goat exhibit to be held at Kansas City in october over SSOO.0O is offered in premiums being, with the exception of the Worlds Fair, in 1904, the largest amount ever offered at an Angora goat show.
 Prizes aggregating $500 will be Of  fered on Angora goats at the San Ar- tonic Fair this year and a larger ap- propriation than ever before made, has been provided for Angora classes at the Oregon state fair.
 The American Angora Breeders As sociation offers a handsome cup for the best exhibitors flock of registered Angora goats. consisting of one buck any age, one doe two years old or over, one doe one year old and under two, and one doe kid under one year old, exhibited at any state, county or other -air in the United States this year.
 Oregon is credited with having the second largest number of Angera goats of any state, ranking next to Texas in this industry. The proceedings of the meeting of Angora goat breeders held at Dallas, Oregon last winter and also an account of the eighth annual Angora goat show held at the same time 2nd place. have been published by the American Angora Goat Breed CTS association in book form for free distribution. It is illustrated with pictures of prize winning Oregon An goras and is a publication that will interest all goat men and too all in- vestigafing this industry. A copy may be had by addressing John " Fulton, secretary, Helena, Montana.