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popularity every day, and the time will come when much 

 of our woolen fabrics will be made of it. 



For further information, we refer the reader to the article 

 of Dr. Scott, to that of Joseph Phillips, of Davidson, and 

 to Mr. Lorenzo Stratton, of Grassy Cove, Cumberland 

 county. The latter gentleman seems to think and his 

 opinion is based upon experience that they are peculiarly 

 suited to the Table- lands of the Cumberland Mountains. 

 That they can be raised much cheaper than sheep will not 

 admit of a doubt, and it is only the question of sales that 

 has to be determined. 



THE BREEDING, MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTS OF 

 THE CASHMERE, OR ANGORA GOATS. 



[By Robert W. Scott, Frankfort, Ky.] 



After maturely studying the history, and a careful inspec- 

 tion of the persons of these animals, during several years, 

 I purchased a flock of them in May, 1860. I was impressed 

 that an animal so hardy and prolific, producing a textile 

 product so rare, so durable, so beautiful, and so valuable, 

 must soon become of great practical importance in a coun- 

 try of so much wealth and taste as ours. I was specially 

 impressed with the facility and certainty with which the 

 males of this breed transferred all of their superior quali- 

 ties to a lower and common species of the same class of 

 animals, by being carefully bred to the females of the lower 

 class for five or more generations, the improvement com- 

 mencing promptly and palpably with the first cross, and 

 plainly manifest in each succeeding one, until in five or 

 more crosses the inferior blood was almost lost in form, and 

 fleece, and character. 



This feature assured me that in a few years fine wool or 

 mohair could be produced from pure and from cross-bred 

 animals sufficient to justify the erection in this country of 

 manufactories of the product, 'until which time the animals 



