The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-27
TIE ANooRA GOAT INDUSTRY.
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tional Wool Growers Association.
Though historically true Angora
goats were first introduced in the
United States nearly half century.
ago, it is only within quite recent
years they have attracted much at
tention. The progress in this indus
u try since 1909 has been much great
err than during the preceding period
in which Angoras have been known
in this country. recent years, having
indeed introduced new era in Amer
lean Angora husbandry.
The now wide distribution of An-s
goras throughout the United States
will eventually determine the local.
tiles possessing best conditions for
Angora husbandry, though the sue
cess enjoyed by the breeders of Tex
as and the southwest Us being wen
repeated by the breeders of Oregon
and the northern States. Numerous
tiocks are found throughout the Rocky
Mountain districts of Montana. Idaho,
Wyoming and Colorado, and, too,
throughout the "stumpage" distrcts
of Michigan and Wisconsin, where
the Angoras are converting the cut
over lands from brushy wastes to
remarkably fine grass and clover pas
lures ,Supplementing the profitable
yield derived from the valuable fleece.
meat and pelt Of the Angora advant-
y.
age is being taken of the browsing
characteristic of these animals in
other sections Of the country, and
In the few Missouri counties about
Kansas City it is safe to say their
work in reclaiming brushy tracts has
added fully quarter of q million dol
lars to the assessed valuation of the
land on which they have been kept.
Many focks of Angoras. are now to
be found in New England, the Mid
die States and throughout the Missis-
sippi and Missouri valleys, as well
as in Kansas, Nebraska and through
out the southern States.
The prevailing prices, Of domestic
mohair have been steadily increasing
in the last few years, due, no doubt.
to the Improvement in the quality
Of the American clip and the increas-
ing consumption and use of this
material A large quantity of Texas
hair of six months growth which or
dinarily commands from 20 to ~
cents, was sold late last season. at
35 cents pound at the railroad
shipping points. Many northern clips
of full years growth hair command
ed prices ranging from SO to 40 cents
pound 4r
The edibility Of Angora mutton is
becoming more generally understood,
and its use is increasing, as is shown
by the large numbers of Angoras
slaughtered annually at the princi-
pal markets, 5S,1S3 having been hand
led at Kansas city alone in 1907 at
but slightly below the current prices
for mutton sheep.
The unsupplied and increasing de-
mand for Angora products well war
rants the keen interest manifested in
this industry and well JuStlnes, the
action of the annually increasing nrm
Der of American farmers now adding
Angoras to their present livestock.
They are found to be extremely profit
able animals, beneficial to the aver
age pasture and in no way detri-
mental to other stock. In the aggre-
gate many additional thousands Of
Angora goats will be So kept, as viii
also much greater number on the
western ranges, and thus will make
possible the substantial de @lopment
of livestock industry in the United
States that veritably returns gold
from the bushes-John W. Fultoni
Helena, Mont