California Agriculturist and Live Stock Journal. 



Beneath the hair, there is developed, in 

 the autumu, a short and exceedingly fine 

 leool, from which the famous Cashmere 

 shawls are fabricated." 



These descriptions prove conclusively 

 (as I have elsewhere publicly claimed, 

 without being disputed) that the Angora 

 and the Cashmere are distinct and very 

 diSereut breeds of goats, especially in 

 the important particular of their fleece. 

 The major portion of the world's pro- 

 duction of mohair or Augora goat's fleece 

 comes from Asia Minor. The imports 

 into England alone now reach nearly 

 seven million pounds annually. Consid- 

 erable quantities are also produced at the 

 Cape of Good Hope, and in Australia, 

 while in our own country, California is 

 beginning to compete with foreign pro- 

 ducers. The Augora goat was first in- 

 troduced to the Pacific Coast, in 18G1, 

 by W, M. Landrum, who took across the 

 plains some bucks of the Davis-Peters 

 stock. 



The value of mohair, of a fair merch- 

 antable quality, — discarding fictitious, 

 inflated prices and coming down to 

 "hard pan" — is now from GOc. to $1 20 

 per pound in England and the United 

 States. Quotations in Liverpool, 77 to 

 78c., and 1)3 to Olc, gold, the last sum 

 equivalent to SI 20 gold, it this country, 

 after adding duties and expenses. 



Angora goats, mixed and pure, bring 

 about the following prices in California: 

 Ewes — half-breed, $1; three-quarter 

 breed, $G; seven-eighth, $9; finer grades, 

 $30; thoroughbreds, from $120 to $175 

 per head. Bucks — ^^mixed, about $30; 

 first-class thoroughbreds, from $150 to 

 $200 each. 



From these facts, it will be seen that 

 this pursuit, though still in its infancy, 

 has profit enough in it to give it a great 

 outcome. The place to raise these goats, 

 however, is not on the small farms of the 

 Eastern and Middle States, nor in gen- 

 tlemen's parks, gardens or lawns — for 

 they will go "through such" — but on the 

 waste lands and the wide ranges of the 

 Pacific States and Territories, where the 

 climate, herbage and other conditions are 

 most favorable. 



One point particularly to be noticed in 

 these animals, is that they feed on herb- 

 age that sheep will not eat, and clean up 

 the land for sheep. This makes them 

 especially desirable as adjuncts to the 

 sheep-raiser. In California, they say, in 

 a flock of 1,000 sheep, kept by the same 

 shipper, 500 goats additional can be easi- 

 ly managed without taking from the food 

 of the sheep, the goat eating the weeds 

 and briars, and leaving the grass for the 

 sheep. 



Sloves 



EHEAF,SSI!rilE7ASLE,SE!lVI5SASLE 



THE ANGORA 



0. 



OF SAN JOSE, CAL., 

 Are making a Specialty of Manufactur- 

 ing ail styles of Gloves from the Angora 

 Goat Skin, and claim for them: 

 Ist.— They are cheaper "■ j buckskin yluves. 



2(1.— The Bbins are tanned ■with the grain on. 

 ami are very nearly water-proof, and when, by 

 long exposure, they are wet, thoy dry out per- 

 fectly Boft — as good as new. 



3d. --They will out-wear the best buckskin 

 gloves. 



4th.— For a HARVF3T GLOVE, they have no 

 equal. 



These articles are manufactured in all styles, 

 from the cheapest Laboring Glove to the Finest 

 Fur Gauntlet. Also, all descriptions uf 



PUES, EOBES, MATS, EUGS,Etc 



Which, for Beauty, Durability, and Cheapness, 

 are inferior to none. 



Buckskin G-loves, Mittens, Etc., 



Ill all veri<ties. and as f;o(id an the bcRt. 



....OF ... 



SAX7 JrOS3B. 



Paid np Capital (gold coin) ... . $.'.00,000 

 Anthorlzed Capital 81, 000, 000 



John W. Hinds. President; E. C. Singlctary. 

 Vice-PreBidcnt; W. D. Tisdale, Cashier and Sec- 

 rotary: L. <i. Nesmith, Assistant Cashier. 



Directors!— C. Burrel, W'm. D. Tisdalc, E. 

 L. Bradley. C. G. Harrison, E. C. Singletary.Wm. 

 L. Tlsdale, John W. Hinds, W. H. Wing, T. B. 

 Edwards. 



Carregpond<-nta :— AnRlo-Californian Bank 

 (limited), San Francisro; First National Gold 

 Ban)!, S. F.; First National Bank, NeW lork; 

 Anylo-Califomlan Bank (limited) London. 



WILL ALLOW INTEKKST ON DEPOSITS, 

 buy and sell Exchange, make c-oUcctions, 

 loan money, and transact a (Icnrral Banking 

 Business. Special indncemonts offered to mer- 

 chants, mechanics, and all classes for commer- 

 cial accounts. 

 S. W. Cor. PIrsf anil Sniita Clara Sts., 



SAser JOSS. 



SA.:^ JOSE 



28G Sitnta Clara Street. 



CAPITAI. STOCK 

 Paid iu Capital (G 



lid Coin) 



8000,000 

 SUOO, 000 



The Califoenia Agkicultubist, a 

 magazine devoted to the interests of the 

 farmer, published at San Jose, is upon 

 our table. It is replete with valuable 

 information for the class of readers for 

 which it is intended, and serves its pur- 

 pose better than any periodical ever jnib- 

 lished on this coast. It has long since 

 become an exploded idea that book farm- 

 ing is not successful, and agricultural 

 papers are rapidly coming into promin- 

 ence. Indeed, why not? Agriculture is 

 essentially the leading industry of the 

 land, and there can certainly be nothing 

 more important iu developing these in- 

 terests than an able exponent. As such 

 we recommend the Califoknia Agricul- 

 turist, published at San Jose. — Solano 

 Iie.puhlicun.Maij 11. 



Fine Fsdtry. 



Black-Breasted Red Carries, from 



imiiurted stuck, %varrauted to stant steel, abso- 

 lute purity of strain guaranted. Eggs $G per 

 dozen. Trios, after Augtst 1st, |20. 



Dark BrahmaS, from imported stock, 

 Eggs $5 per doz. Trios, after August 1st, %10. 



Brown Leghorns, Superior variety. 

 Eggs $» pur dciz. Trios, after August Ist, $15. 



My Games are from stock imported liy mo 

 from the most celebrated breeders in the United 

 States and England. 



Under no circumstances will an inferior bird 

 be sold. Purchasers can rely in all cases upon 

 receiving the best. 



Orders received will bo filled in rotation. 



Refer to the Editor of this paper. 



FRED. E. COLLIXS, 



P. O. Box 171, San Jose. my 



OHicers:~PreEident, John H. Moore; Vice- 

 President, Cary Peebles; Cashier, H. H. Reynolds; 

 H. L. Cutter, Secretary. -- ' 



Directors:— John H. Moore, Dr. B. Bi-yant, S. 

 \. Bishop, Dr. W. U. Stone, Cary Peebles, S. A. 

 Clark, H. Messing. 



NEW FEATlTREi 



This Bank issues " Deposit Receipts," bearing 

 Interest at 0, Sand 10 percent per annum; inter- 

 est payable promptly at the end of six months 

 from date of deposit. The "Receipt" maybe 

 transferred by indorsement and the principle 

 with interest paid to holder. Interest also al- 

 lowed on Book Accounts, beginning at date of 

 deposit. Our vaults are large and strong as any 

 in the State, and specially adapted for the safe 

 keeping of Bonds, Stocks, Papers, Jewelry, 

 Silverware, Cash Boxes, etc., at trifling cost. 

 Draw Exchange on San Francisco and New York, 

 in Gold or Currency, at reasonable rates. Buy 

 and sell Legal Tender Notes and transact a Gen- 

 eral Banking Business. 



SAN JOSE 



INSTITUTE 



.\ND 



BUSINESS_COLLEGE ! 



A Day and Boarding School for 

 Both Sexes. 



rpHE SECOND SESSION OF THE CUKEENT 



School Tear will commence January 3d, 187G. 



In acknowledging the kindness of the patrons 

 of this School, the Proprietors desire to assure 

 them that with the increased patronage will be 

 added increased facilities for imparting instruc- 

 tion. They intend that the School shall offer 

 the very best opportunities for acquiring thor- 

 ough education, both theoretical and practical. 



The course of study in the Academic grade is 

 extensive and thorough. 



The Business College has no vactions. 



Students from a distance will find pleasant 

 rooms and board at reasonable prices at the 

 boarding-house. 



The Faculty accept to its fullest extent the 

 growing demand of the industrial classes for 

 recognition iu the public educational system 

 hailing it as the harbinger of a higher and better 



civilization. , 



ISAAC KlNIiEY, 



Saperintendent of the Institute 

 JAMES VINSOlVHAIiER. 



Priiiclpnl of llie Easiness Collese. 



FOE, THE HARVEST OP 1S76. 



SMALL FARM 



>kor. (Into 



L. FlNIOAN, 



i.f MiiryHVille.) 



F O 



FARMERS' UNION. 



{Successors to A. Phisiee ,t Co.) 

 Cor. Second and Santa Clara Sts., 



SAN JOSE. 

 CAPITAL - - • $100,000. 



WILLIAM ERKSON 

 H. E. HILLS 



President. 

 Manager. 



Wm. Erkson, 

 L. F. Chipman, 

 Horace Little, 

 C. T. Settle, 



DIRECTORS I 



J. P. Dudley, 

 David Campbell, 

 James Singleton, 

 E. A. Braley. 



and 



AGREEABLY SITUATED ON THE FOOT- 

 hills in the WARM BELT, nine miles from 

 San Jose, near Los (iatos. 2.-i acres in Cultiva- 

 tion, fjS acres of Pasture and Live-Oak Ornve, 

 SI) acresof Chaparral aiulWoodland; twoSpiings 

 on the place. 



Thomas E. Snell. 



%^ Will do a General Mercantile Business. 

 .\lso, receive deposits, on which such interest 

 will be allowed as may be agreed upon, and 

 make loans on approved security. 



J . M. MOOREHEAD 



Is now receiving the finest and most ele- 

 gant line of 



MILLINEEY, FANCY GOODS, 



DENTISTS. 

 Ollice:— 339 First street, San Jose. 



Dwelling House, Barn, Orchard, Gar- 

 den, Well, '4 tJood Horses, One (OK, 

 4 years old. One Farm \Vat;on. tine 

 Spring; Wjijjon. Vi TonB of Hay, 5 

 Head of Dairy Stock. .10 CllirkenB, 

 Good Fnrinintr Iinplenienls. House 

 Furniture, Lot of Tools, .Sic. 



Title, U. S. Patent. 



Price, «:», 500— Part Cash, easy terms fur the 

 Itemniiidir. 

 Address, LOS OATOS P. O., or apply on the 

 Premises to the Proprietor, 





G. OUKUINOT. 



L.\nTES' 



— AND — 



FURNISHING 



At Cost of Importation. 



BEHEY & PLACE, San Francisco, 



Agents for J. I. CASE, 



ARE PREPARED FOR THE COMING HAR-" 

 vest with the largest stock of Improved Ma- 

 chines and Implements, ever olferedtothc farm- 

 ers of California. These machines are all new, 

 mostly built this season, and now just being re- 

 ceived from the factory. The list embraces such 

 machines as, 



^UTN.V MOWERS. 

 Price $100. Extras for which we guarantee to 

 keep always on hand. Weight, B50 lbs.; cuts* 

 feet 4 inches. Has Double Speed to knife, 

 is the best machine ever sold in California. 



^ETNA AND KIRBY REAPERS, 

 At from $1''0 to $-200. We have a large slock > n 

 baud, and are determined to sell, them, regnr^- 

 lese of cost. 



Patent 

 TREADWELlr'S Single- HEADERS, 



gear 

 Made by J. I. Case & Co. The best ever sold in 

 California. Ask any man who has tried oim. 

 "What he thinks of it." 



HOADLEY ENGINES. 

 The new style Hoadley Straw Burner is the 

 finest threshing engine in the world. Price, 

 $17110. The standard IS-horse power Hoadley, 

 $lli5U; 1'2-horse powcr,$1450: 9-horse power, $1'.!00 

 All with heavy running gear, and all improve- 



" "the END-SHAKE THRESHER. 



Tlicso Threshers are the finest in the world. 

 Seliil for RK.DUCKD PlilUES. 



THE WHITEWATER WAGON. 



This is the STANDARD WAGON on the Paciflo 

 Coast. Send for reduccil prices. 



tfir Wo Imve a few Pacific Wagons on hand, 

 which wo offer below cost. Send for prices. 



GOODS 



Ever offered in this City- 

 All of Our Own Direct Iniportulions, 

 At arc SANTA CI.AU.V STREET, 



Opposite the Auzoraia House San Jose. 



grkvy farmer buying $.!00 worth of machines 

 or imrlemenls of us, will be paid his fare to San 

 Francisco and back, if not over 20(1 miles. He 

 can thus come and Bi e for himself without any 

 expense. _, . _._ 



BERRY & PLACE, 



Old Stand. 

 Market, head of Front st. San Francisco. 



Ladies* Hats and Bonni ts 



BLEECHED, PEESSED, and DONE OVES. 



In all the New Shapes. 



STAMPING DONE TO ORDER 



In the Best Manner. 





JACOB EBERHARBT - - Prop 



t I.r. KINDS OV LEATHER. SHEIi 



A skins aii.l w.iol. Highest price paid 

 Sliccp Skins, Tallow. Wool, etc. 



P- 



for 



