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THE GOAT 



York, and Massachusetts. A number of other importations 

 followed that of 1849. In 1861 Mr. W. W. Chenery of Belmont, 

 Massachusetts, made two importations, and later others in 1866 

 and 1867. About 1867 Messrs. I. S. Diehl and C. S. Brown 

 imported 160 head and placed them on the farm of Mr. Brown at 

 Newark, New Jersey. A number of other importations followed 

 the above, notably that of John S. Harris of California in 1 876 



Fig. 214. Hobson's African, first in aged Angora buck class at the Lewis and 

 Clark Exposition, Portland, Oregon, 1905. Weight of fleece iS.V pounds 

 at thirteen months old, selling for $1.50 per pound. At head of the 

 flock of William Riddell & Sons, Monmouth, Oregon. Photograph from 

 L. A. Webster 



and Dr. W. C. Bailey of California in 1901, both of which 

 gentlemen made personal selections in Asia Minor. 



A description of the Angora goat of improved type is quoted 

 from the late Professor George F". Thompson, a well-known 

 American authority on this animal : 



The Angora goat is smaller than the ordinary common goat. It weighs 

 from 60 to 100 pounds, although some are frequently found that weigh 

 considerably more, especially if fat. The back should be straight, with 



