Our Own Flocks* 



In 1865, Mr. C. P. Bailey started in the Angora 

 goat industry. There were then very few Angora 

 goats in the United States, and those in California 

 had originated from two thoroughbred bucks secured 

 from Col. Peters of Atlanta, Georgia. 



In 1866, Mr. Bailey secured a pair of Angoras 

 from W. W. Chenery of Boston, Mass. There were two 

 other pairs secured at this time for other parties, and 

 these three does were the first thoroughbred does 

 brought to California. The first two goats cost Mr. 

 Bailey $1000. The first thoroughbred Angora kid 

 dropped in California was by Mr. Bailey's doe. 



In 1869, Mr. Bailey furnished money to bring 

 the Brown & Diehl importation to California, with 

 the understanding that he was to have first choice. 

 The Angoras secured from this lot were the best goats 

 which had been brought to California up to that 

 time. 



In 1876, Mr. Bailey selected the best buck of the 

 Hall & Harris importation, and paid seventy-five dol- 

 lars service fee for three of his Brown <fe Diehl does. 

 Later he purchased forty-one head from Hall & Har- 

 ris. Some of these were the Brown & Diehl goats, 

 and some from the Hall & Harris importation of 

 1876. 



Twelve years after Mr. Bailey commenced breed- 

 ing Angoras, he moved his entire grade-flock, consist- 

 ing of about 1000 animals, to Nevada, and maintained 

 his thoroughbred flocks in California. By careful 

 selection, rigid culling, and strict attention given 



