PRACTICAL ANGORA GOAT RAISING. 



scours white. The most marketable mohair comes 

 from Beibazar and Eskischehr. That this difference 

 in the quality of the mohair is not entirely due to 

 climate or food conditions is evidenced by the fact 

 that Angoras taken from Beibazar to California still 

 retain the same qualities in the mohair after four 

 years in California. However, it has been noticed 

 that different parts of the United States produce 

 different qualities of mohair. 



ANGORA COATS IN THE UNITED STATES. 



The history of the Angora goat in the United 

 States dates from 1849, when Dr. James B. Davis, of 

 Columbia, South Carolina, was presented with nine 

 choice animals by the Sultan. The Sultan had re- 

 quested President Polk to send a man to Turkey who 

 understood the culture of cotton. Dr. Davis was ap- 

 pointed, and upon his return to America the Sultan, 

 as a courtesy, presented him with the goats. For 

 many years after their arrival in the United States 

 these goats were considered cashmeres. Early re- 

 ports about the fleeces and the goats were erroneous, 

 and many were led to believe that the fleeces from 

 these goats were worth $8 per pound, and that the 

 goats would shear from six to eight pounds per year. 

 Dr. Davis did not do very well with the goats. He 

 crossed his Angora buck onto some of the native 

 common goats, and sold some of the cross-bloods and 



