CHAPTER X. 



THE ANGORA AND MILKING GOATS. 



It may not be out of place in this work to 

 give a little information concerning the Angora 

 goat, which is now becoming so well and favor- 

 ably known. 



Indeed the sudden arrival of the Angora into 

 public appreciation and its very wide distribu- 

 tion is a feat unparalleled in the history of 

 American live stock. 



THE AKGOEA GOAT. 



While not meaning to wander far into the 

 realms of goat lore, yet a few words concern- 

 ing the Angora may be appreciated in this 

 work. There is nothing like the sudden appre- 

 ciation of the Angora known, and its prompt 

 acceptance and wide dissemination are without 

 a parallel. So late as 1897 the first large num- 

 ber of goats were sent from Texas tO' Iowa as 

 an experiment in brush destruction, going to 

 J. E. Standley. These goats ' ' grubbed the land, 

 brought in grass and boarded themselves, be- 

 sides yielding a profit." Other shipments fol- 

 lowed. They also were successful. Since that 

 time goats have been introduced into every 



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