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add greatly to the revenue of those farms that 

 are located near large consuming centers. 



GOATS. The Republic of Mexico, for many 

 years past, has derived a very large revenue 

 from the sale of goat skins, most of which were 

 purchased by the New England shoe factories, 

 while the by-products in the form of salted and 

 sun-dried meat, fat, and other materials, always 

 command a market. The recent wars of devasta- 

 tion have practically annihilated all of the great 

 herds of goats in Mexico. During the past three 

 or four years they have been furnishing food to 

 the roving bands of different contestants in that 

 unfortunate country. 



If the men interested in the industry would take 

 pains to look into this matter, the advantages 

 which Cuba offers would be manifest. The hills 

 and mountain sides of the Republic are clothed 

 to their summits, with underbrush whose tender 

 young shoots furnish excellent feed for animals 

 that browse, and yet the raising of goats has never 

 been considered commercially. 



Under the management of men who are familiar 

 with the raising of goats for their hides, and 

 above mentioned by-products, there is no reason 

 why this industry should not assume importance 

 in Cuba, especially since these animals are invalu- 

 able for the purpose of cleaning out undergrowth, 

 economically and effectively. 



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