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producing a very soft, fine mohair ; (3) Chubouk-Ova, remarkable 

 for length and fineness of fiber ; (4) Ayash, white of fleece, but 

 lacking luster; {$) Joevas, having a bright, showy, but kempy 

 fleece. Other varieties are also referred to. 



The introduction of the Angora goat to America dates back to 

 1849, when the Sultan of Turkey presented Dr. James B. Davis 



Fig. 313. Hobson's African, first in aged Angora buck class in 1905 at the Lewis 

 and Clark Exposition, Portland, Oregon. Weight of fleece 18^- pounds at thirteen 

 months old, selling for $1.50 per pound. At head of the flock of W^illiam Riddell 

 & Sons, Monmouth, Oregon. From photograph, by courtesy of L. A. Webster 



of Columbia, South Carolina, with 9 choice animals — 2 bucks and 

 7 does. These were long known as Cashmere goats, but evidence 

 seems to show that they were true Angoras. These goats and 

 their progeny were sold later to various people, especially to 

 Colonel Richard Peters, who bought in 1854. They were shown 

 quite extensively and attracted much attention. From the Davis 

 importation, flocks became established over considerable territory 

 in many states. A number of other importations followed that of 

 1849. In 1 86 1 W. W. Chenery of Belmont, Massachusetts, made 



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