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Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa, 

 Kansas, and Texas. With reasonable care they seem adapted to 

 a wide range of climatic conditions, and do well in the drier 

 southwestern states and in Wisconsin and the colder, moister 

 North. A dry climate, however, seems to offer the best condi- 

 tion of health. At the present day Angora goats are found in 

 nearly every state in the country, with very large flocks in New 

 Mexico, Texas, Arizona, California, and Oregon. In 1917 a 

 total production of 10,000,000 pounds of mohair was estimated 

 for Texas, New Mexico, Arizona,* and California, where this 

 industry is mainly centered. 



The official promotion of the Angora goat is in the hands of the 

 American Angora Goat Breeders' Association, with headquarters 

 in Missouri. The association keeps the records of registration, but 

 up to 1919 had published no flock books. The Angora Journal 

 and Milk Goat Bulletin, published in Oregon also champions the 

 breed. There is also a National Mohair Growers' Association, 

 with headquarters in Texas and a warehouse in Boston, Massa- 

 chusetts. This is organized as a marketing association. There is 

 also a Canadian Goat Society, with headquarters at Ottawa, and 

 also another at Vancouver, British Columbia. 



