20 PEACTICAL ANGORA GOAT RAISING. 



Christian's life is not considered of much value by a 

 Mohamedan. The goats were transported for miles 

 on mule and camel back, carried across the Bosphorus 

 under a boat load of hay, disfigured by shearing and 

 powdered with coal dust, transported through the 

 streets of Constantinople in closed carriages protected 

 from police molestation by the "golden wand," and 

 finally condemned by the Italian Government because 

 no health certificate accompanied them from point of 

 shipment, but eventually landed in California in 1901. 

 The bucks Beibazar and Kjutiah, and the does Moho- 

 litch and Eskischehr find the climate of California 

 suited to their wants. These four goats cost over 

 $5,000 landed in California. 



Beibazar impresses his qualities markedly on his 

 offspring. His get won the Sweepstake prizes at the 

 California and Oregon State Fairs in 1904, and the 

 championship for two-year-old buck at the World's 

 Fair at St. Louis, U. S. A., in 1904 



THE LANDRUM IMPORTATION. 



In 1901, Wm. M. Landrum imported two bucks 

 from South Africa. Their get has been quite widely 

 distributed in America, and has been of considerable 

 value. 



THE HOERLE IMPORTATION. 



In 1904, G. A. Hoerle imported about one hun- 

 dred and thirty head from South Africa. A few of 



