CHAPTER XI. 

 THE ANGOEA AND MILKING GOATS. 



It may not be out of place in this work to give a 

 little information concerning the Angora goat, 

 which is now becoming so well and favorably known. 



Indeed the sudden arrival of the Angora into pub- 

 lic appreciation and its very wide distribution will 

 make an interesting chapter in the history of Amer- 

 ican live stock. 



THE ANGORA GOAT. 



While not meaning to wander far into the realms 

 of goat lore yet a few words concerning this work: 

 So late as 1897 the first large number of goats were 

 sent from Texas to Iowa as an experiment in brush 

 destruction, going to J. E. Standley. These goats 

 "grubbed the land, brought in grass and boarded 

 themselves, besides yielding a profit." Other ship- 

 ments followed. They also were successful. Since 

 that time goats have been introduced into every 

 state and territory of the United States and into 

 Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands. Usually they 

 have accomplished their object ; they have destroyed 

 brush, and grass has followed in their footsteps. 

 Then came a demand for goats and inquiry con- 

 cerning them. Several kinds of disappointments 

 have followed the introduction of so-called "An- 



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