LETIT^R OF TRANSAirrrAL. 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



Bureau of Animal Industry, 



Was/migtmi, D. C, JVovemher 23, 1900. 

 Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith the manuscript of an 

 article entitled " Information concerning- the Angora goat," by Mr. 

 George Fayette Thompson, editorial clerk of this Bureau. There is 

 much interest in this industry, and the Department receives thousands 

 of letters of inquiry concerning Angora goats. An effort is made in 

 this manuscript to treat all the topics that have been the subjects of 

 these letters of inquiry. 



It is estimated that there are about 400,000 Angora goats in the United 

 States, and that our annual production of mohair is over a million 

 pounds. It appears, therefore, that the industry should receive some 

 attention from this Department, at least in so far as the collection and 

 dissemination of information may be concerned, and I recommend 

 that this article be published as Bulletin No. 27 of the Bureau of Ani- 

 mal Industry. 



Respectfully, D. E. Salmon, 



Chief of Bureau. 

 Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretary. 



