Show 0 S LEADER IN MOHAIR first coats brought here in 49 17 million pounds clipped yearly TF F YOU are accustomed to think of the angora pent goat us its one of those queer burrin that you would have to go abroad to see in his native habl tat it may come with surprise to to learn that there are more angora goats right here in tho the U united states lhnn in tiny any other country in the world and that consequently this country lends leads the world in its output of mohair the fleece of the angora the year 40 which saw the great gold rush to california also was waa me occasion for the lie entry of nine inconspicuous ious immigrants via first angor ackorn goats to bo be brought into this country evidently they aund round their surroundings congenial for they nourished flourished and multiplied and sent bent for a lot of their relatives to join them bliem until now there are fully three and a halt half million of these useful creatures here cl clearing off the brush land increasing lout Iner easing grain yield and at the samo same time producing a total clip of pounds of mohair yearly every state in tho the union liua lins nt at least it a few members of tho the family but tho the great bulk Is centered lu in texas arizona oregon new mexico california and missouri mohair or angora fleece lacco must not bo be confused with wool mohair la Is even stronger str onyer than wool very lustrous and dug due to its ita structural difference much easier than wool to keep clean mohair has many uses for clothing draperies rugs and other domestic applications but by far its most significant uses are for furniture and automobile upholstering for which it la is made up tip into a pile fabric called mohair vel vet or sometimes velmo for short twelve ni million tillon yards yarda of this fabric anre in use in passenger trains today due to Ks its extreme ne durability combined with pl il asang appearance and fadeless dyca while over it hundred million it has been estimated artre on the highways ha lisnya in the form of automobile upholstery the ald of the angora Is used for aloies while the ment meat called chekon cli evon la 19 nich n ich like lamb or mutton hut but of couite by tap far tho the most important uso use oj 0 the angora goat Is its mohair leeco fleece you probably rest on every time yiu anu take mice out your car |