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lar to goats milk.
In Germany the value OF the goat in
dustry amounts to about $40. 900 600 a
year. 1t Is said
Valuable Industry that at least IS
Among Germans. f per uen' o. Of IN, Tine
Fatherland get their milk supply from
the goat. Those who habitually use
goats milk declare il to be superior
to the milk of the COW. Many hotels
and sanitariums in Europe advertise
the fact that their milk supply comes
from the goat instead OF the COW. and
few American institutions OF the
same kind are adopting the idea. II
is said that the goat is tho best foster
mother in all the animal kingdom. and
that she will adopt infants, calves,
lambs. colts or pigs.
The first Angora goats brought into
the United States came from Turkey.
and were imported by DR.. J. Is. Davis
Of Columbia. S. c.. in 1S49. Some years
prior to that time he went to Turkey
on a commission from the sultan to
teach the Turks the art OF raising cot
ton. The sultan gave him a big salary.
an official residence. an income for his
wife and many other emolumentS in
exchange for his services as the official
cotton grower. After he had completed
his mission and decided to return TO
America the sultan gave him permits
sion to bring with him a flock OF An
CORA goats. 1t was through this stock
that the Angora got it's foothold in
America. Not long after that time the
Turkish government prohibited the ex-
portation OF Angoras to this country,
as we'll as to England and South AZ
RIGA. 1t sought to maintain monopoly
in the production of mohair. There
are now more than half a million An
CORA goats In the United States. with
an annual clip OF upward of a million
pounds of hair. Texas and Oregon take
the lead in the raising OF these ami
mails, although Iowa always has taken
a deep interest in them.
One of the biggest goat raisers In the
United States began the business in an
accidental way.
An Accident For years he had
Started Business. KEPT TIM thousands en : 81 81
ranches but found that the Mexican
shepherds preferred goat meat to NUT
ton in their dietary. AS the goat costs much
less than the sheep, he decided to cater
to their appetites, and acquired a small
flock of Mexican goats to supply the meat
demands of his ranchmen. The goats in
creased so rapidly that In the course Of a
few years he had to plan some way to
get rid of them. There was no market for
large quantities of goat meat at that time.
so he decided to slaughter them for their
hides and tallow, and to put up meat in
Theoretically sealed can. The first years he
slaughtered 3.ODO. and the next year 4.OO0.
In the sale of his slaughter house prod
ucts he realized about So per goat, and
the tallow found such ready demand
that afterward he was unable to meet it.
Those acquainted with the edible qualities
Of Angora goat meat claim that 1t Is the
equal of the best mutton, If not, indeed,
superior to it. Young goats, well fatten-
ed, find a ready market in many of the
slaughter house districts Of the country,
the product being sold mainly to foreign
ers. who were acquainted with the whole
some properties Of goat meat before they
came to this country. 1t usually is sold
under the name of goat venison, and is
said to stand the joint-breaking test of
spring lamb up to the time the kids are
two years old.
There are nearly 100000 goats in
the world. In Mexico there are upward
of 100000, or more than twice as many
as In all the rest of North America South
America has about 100000. Europe d.
100000 and Asia something over 10000 COO
Only two or three kinds of domestic
animals are as numerous as the goat and
probably none OF them renders a greater
service to humanity, Notwithstanding the
bad reputation of the alley goat
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