Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-03-13
The GOAT MEN
FORM ORGANIZATION
mestina In Grants Pass-Con-
stitution as adopted by
Oregon Breeders.

Th6 noAU mooUhs VI sao oNu'"SA"
Oregon Angors sBreeders Association
will be held in Grants Pass on Satur-
day, March 81. at 80 p. m. sharp.
The meeting of the Southern Oregon
Apgora Breeders Association held in
this city Saturday. February 20, was
pretty badly stormed and drowned out.
for the day was the most stormy Of
this winter, and one of the worst for
10 years past. 1t showed and rained
all day, as it had done the previous
day, making the travelling by team so
disagreeable that but few farmers
braved tho storm to come to town.
Notwithstanding the discoufagement
of bad weather and bad roads there
was a very fair attendance at the
meeting, which was held in the City
Hall, of Angora goat breeders and
others interested in the development
Of the Angors industry in Southern
Oregon.
The meeting was called to order by
Charles Meserve, secretary, owing to
the absence of G. x. Harmon, the
president, who had gone during the
week to his goat ranch in Deer
Greek Valley ana was there storm
bound. A. N. Jess, of Wilderville.
was made temporary chairman. A
resolution to that effect having been
passed at the preliminary meeting OF
the Association Secretary Mesefve
had invited G. A. Malbceuf, Of
Portland, district fright agent for the
Southern Pacific, and Edward l..
Nsylor, of Forest Grove, aud one OF
the leading Angora breeders of the
Willamette Valley, and these gentle
msn were present at the meet
ing and each gave highly appre-
ciated address.
Mr.. Malboeuf spoke on the develop
ment of the Angora goat industry in
Oregon. Ten years ago there were so
few Angora goats in Oregon that goat
raising was not counted as one Of the
industries of the state yet so rapidly
has it grown that the shipments OF
mohair to the East for 1907 had
value of over s2,0O0,U0O, while the
fr lit crop, for which the state is
re hrated and which has been factor
iat 9 states wealth for more than
% years, amounted to but little over
1900. 900. And the price of the mo-
hair has shown satisfactory gain,
for eight years ago the average price
was 22c pound while for last year 1T
sold for from 2S to 80 cents pound
And special lots of extra fine quality
and length has sold as high as 81. 60
pound. The first FIVE years of the
AnRora industry in Oregon proved
that this state had perfect climatic
and feed conditions for, the growing
of vigorous, healthy goats that pro-
duced mobair of extra quality aud
length. With the passing of the ex'
perimeutal stage in the Angora in
dustry aud it having been demon
strated that goats were more profit
able, where range conditions were
favorable, than sheep, cattle or horses
the growth of the industry in this
state took on a very rapid rate and
for the past five years the remark
able gain Of 100 per cent year has
been made.
In regard to markets for mohair and
the freight rates Mr.. Malboeuf stated
that while these we're good now that
with the growth Of the Angora in
dustry in Southern Oregon greater
advantages in these lines would come
to the goat breeders. By the cooper
ating Of the breeders through an as
sociation aud the pooling OF tne'r
mohair the quantity in one lot woold
be so large that the buyers wonln
come direct frou the factories IN
the East to make purchases. And The
making of shipments in car lots wouio
euaole large saving in freight rates
to be made.