Show ANGORA GOATS A of wealth on ost bo the pacific coast the angora goat business which a few years agoras ago was wag sneered at by some journals that should have known better belter hns hai been deen brought norward forward ad anid arid placed upon a footing that insures dor for it a grand success and a splendid future there was a time when but a little mohair was produced here and there was but little demand for chat that small smail quantity low row the manufacturers are making good bid bids in fact there la Is a wholesale rivalry which places the product ja in demand at good figures and hild as th the a supply increases the prices will vill become better hind and the sales orthe of the fleeces for the last two year years shave bbate have proved oved that for the mohair niong alone fir it will pay to raise goats but mut the mutton is as good some say better j than that of the sheep and the pelts are much more valuable e for tann tanning ng the common goatskin is little better than the sheep sheepskin skins but the angora skin is fine grained and very strong during a late visit to the angora robe and glove manufacturing company in san jose we gained rs several everal points of information the vor workmen kmen cantell canteli can tell teil by the feel f the tanned skins shins whether the goats were hair half three fourths or seven eighths angora R ora also bythe by the looks r BO 08 striking t is the the difference the skin is not so thick and rough hIt it is fine soft andton and tough 9 h we have be fore mentioned that for strings and belt lacings they are arg found ts to be very excellent and aro are being largely loused used already there is about one half the increase 0 of bevery every flock abat ha t are m male maie and as they are not UW used for b breeding eed dg unless the 66 mohair Is s very 11 nine fine rles ries t hey they aro are killed at from six months to t 0 two years old for lor mutton and pelts the half and three fourth fourths breed goat skins are worth from forty lo 10 sixty cents deats each for tanning tig the ninen finer breed are worth seventy flye fiyo cents to td tto tro dollars each for making into robe robee trimmings etc the price will soon goon ad advance sande vande the manufacturing company compans having only lately started into the business cannot afford t to 0 pay this year what they will be ab able FM to do w soon boon as the people nind find outtie out the actual merits of the goods and there are more pelts to be tanned ned and made mada up it is estimated that there are now grade angora goats on this coast but probably is nearer th the mark emark This number will soon in increase crease creaso to aad and as they Jn bumbers numbers num behs bets so do they in purity as only baly pure bred backs aro are used for lareo Jareo dirig g purposes not JeW Jeas thin than otle one otie fourth of the entire number will have to bo be laan iain slain annually on an average this it wili will be 0 been seen is to be 0 a great and growing industry already the augora angora robes and gloves are found to bo be the prettiest and moist most mosi useful of any some of the ainest finest pelts of kids and full grown when colored black or some somo shade of brown by henry T welch te resemble emble embie the richest furs and apol nie are much admired anti antt p prized prized for rich trimmings to etc As the finer niner furs are getting all over the and continually becoming dearer these nine fine angora kids furs will come more and mord moro into demand at fine line prim prices andas and as the buffaloes and foxes and wolves i are aro die div appearing disappearing theto thero beef tho be beautiful full idil breed angor angoras will iii not go begging tor for a 4 market in fact they are superior to any other ther f robes halit is no bosq 4 UY the angora fats furs for those of the iid lid wild ild and lower auy any hofson who will tit takei tahei d th the 6 ta examine Angora WI i gat tat that what we eay say is eve ete fiso ileo t i t the manufacturing company at san jose are giving employment to many women and girls in makin making tw up their machinery for cutting out tout gloves glores is q novel they their have bave dies cluade fa far cutting but out gloves glows complete in every part aud and cin can cutout dazena at once call Cali forda onte llie stock journals Jour nati nali |