The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-06-08
Of
GOAT INDUSTRY
\ Careful Investment nf q Thousand
Dollars Well Looked lNtcr VIII
Double Itself inside of Two and u
Halt Years

Hundreds OF inquiries regarding
the possibilities In the United States
OF great goat industry are now
reaching the department OF COM
mcrcc aud labor These Inquiries
are the result of a recent statement
By the bureau OF statistics OF that
department. that s250.o00. 900 had
been sent out OF the country In the
last decade 20 purchase goat skins
for use In this country. and that the
commercial value of the 500. 900 600
million goats which these skins rep
resented would. had they been grown
In the United States. have approx.
mated $1,000. 900. 900. These sug.
gestions. coupled with the further
fact that goats OF the class supplying
the skins In question could be grown
upon semi arid and semi mountainous
land In the United States now prac.
tically unutilized. have added To the
interest Indicated by the Inquiries
nov being made.
The statement of the bureau OF
statistics as TO the number and value
OF goat skins now being imported.
was coupled with extracts from a
statement by the United States consul
Canada at Vera Cruz. Mexico. orig
inally published by the bureau OF
manufacturers OF the department OF
commerce and labor. In this report
Consul Canada says:
Goats are raised In every state of
the republic OF Mexico. The
Industry Is largely confined to the
central table lands. ,hoirn
the animals thrive everywhere. and
can be raised at good profit over a
wider range OF territory than that ON
which cattle may be successfully
raised. The dry plains OF
Nueyo Leon. with seant growth OF
brush. are able to support large focks
OF goats. though these same plains
will not produce corn. cain or grass
unless water Is supplied for irrlga-
ton. The extent OF terri.
tory which could be given TO the
raising OF goats without In any way
interfering with agriculture. Is very
large. Vera Cruz has tens OF thou
sands OF acres OF land so steep and
rugged that II cannot be farmed pro-
htably. but these rugged mountain .
sides furnish ideal feeding grounds
for goats. The value OF the
goat depends upon three things, meat.
tallow and the skin. The
matter OF fresh meat In the farming
districts OF the hot country is greatly |
by the breeding OF goats. /
In small. isolated communities II Is
risky to slaughter an OK or COW. as
the flesh Is liable to spoil before II is
consumed. The small carcass II n I
goat makes II entirely practicable to |
kill frequently without risk ~ loss.
In the state OF Tobasco the inhab-
itants are never Ut a loss for fresh |
meat on plantations where goats are |
raised. and where formerly meat was
almost unknown. The flesh |
alone would make II a profitable In
dustry. for the carcass OF an animal
will bring from ~ to $3.50. Fats OF
all kinds are high priced In all parts
Of the country. Al two
years fat goat will yield six TO ten
pounds OF clear tallow. which will be
worth from 75c TO $50.
The most valuable part OF the goat
Is the skin, worth sl.25 to $50. and
the constant trend OF prices is up
ward" (These figures of values are
resumably In Mexican currency. In
which the dollar IL equivalent TO
about half a dollar In United States
currency.
The consul adds that the Increase
In the number OF goats Ia very rapid.
since they begin breeding from six TO
eight months OF age. and breed twice
A year. bringing forth two. and not
three kids at each breed
ing season. A single shepherd. II is
said, will look after at least 1000
goats. He adds: "a careful invest
nent Of $1,000 we'll looked after can
certainly be counted upon to double
tself inside OF two years and half.
md to give at least so per cent per
innum from the end OF the second