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What Two Grosses to Pure-Bred Sires Did
Scrub Angora Doe,
right; Her Kid by
Reg. Sire, next; Her
Kid's Kid. left. The
aid doe brings a pair
of Kids every year.
She shears 2 Lbs.;
her Kid (as a year.
I'ng) sheared 34
Lbs.; her Kid's Kid
sheared 4.4 pounds.
Shows result of us
ing registered sires.
In this case R. V.
Hogg & Sons used
William Riddell &
Sons' 1201. A. A. G.
B. A. 79124, on, one
cross. The doe
Kranddaiu, is owned
by one of Mr.
Hogg's neighbors.
Second Cross
Comparisons show increased weight in the fleece
on ths first cross. A doe of no breeding, which
shears only two' pounds, throws a kid which
sheared 3 Vi pounds after lier f ;rst kid was born .
direct evidence of the system and its results, a pure
bred sire being used. The progeny of this yearling
I S TES1II MONTHLY
DEVOTED TO ANGORAS JUSTIFIED
Leading Breeder Tells of the Many Advantages of These
Dainty and Valuable Animals They Do Not Deserve
Their Bad Reputation They Would Make the Coun
try Beautiful
Editor Statesman: have raised Angora goats we have
If The Statesman were to devote found them the most profitable of
an issue monthly to the interests
of the Angora goats, we believe it
would be space and effort well
spent; for there is certainly no
industry in Oregon in which there
is less possibility of overproduc
tion, and which can do more to
make the country attractive to
homeseekers.
At the present time the demand
for mohair exceeds the supply and
would rapidly become much Kreat
er If it were produced in suffi
cient quantities to justify Installa
tion in the knitting mills of the
special machinery required for its
manufacture. Mohair is an ex
ceedingly durable fibre for which
the uses are rapidly increasing.
Lack of space prevents enumera
tion of the many articles in com
mon use that are made froni it.
" As to the value of Angoras in
Improving the appearance of the
country; one needj only to call to
mind any tract of land which has
been goated for any length of
time, where the underbrush and
weeds have been replaced by
crass, the unsightly fence rows
destroyed, and with that air of
prosperity about It which appeals
to any man.
Dnrinir the several years we
HERE, MR. HOMEBUILDER
I io BEST, SAFEST, STKONOKST,
and, in the Ion run, tho CHEAPEST
Material out of which to build your
Lome.
It is IIURNEI) CLAY IIOM-OW nClLV
1NO TIL) It insures Firc-Safetjr
Health and Comfort.
Ask for Catalog nd Booklet of
SALEM BRICK & TILE
CO.
fUlcm. Orezon. Phone
911
I If Ira. of Burned Clay Hollow Building Tile, Brick,
i.:;.. . :., and Dndn Tile.
Dates of Slogans
(In Twice-a-Week Statesman Following Day)
Loganberries, Oct. 4,
Prunes, Oct. 11.
Dairying. Oct. 18.
Flax, Oct. 25.
Filberts, Not. 1,
Walnuts, Not. 8.
Strawberries, Not. IB.
Apples, Not. 22.
Raspberries, Not. 29.
Mint, December 6.
Great cows, etc., Dee. II.
Blackberries, Dec. 20.
Cherries, Dec. 27.
Pears, Jan. 3, 1924.
Gooseberries, Jan. 10.
Corn, Jan. 17.
Celery, Jan. 24.
Spinach, etc., Jan. II.
Onions, etc., Feb. 7.
Potatoes, etc., Feb. 14.
Bees, Feb. 21.
Poultiy and pet stock, Feb. 28.
Goats, March 6.
Beans, etc., March 13.
Pared highwaj-s, March 20.
Broccoli, etc., March ,27.
Silos, etc., April s.
Legumes, April 10.
Asparagus, etc., April 17.
Grapes, etc., April 24.
PACKING CO
SCRUB DOE, HER KID, AND HER
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First Crows
in turn shows more weight in the fleece. 4.4
pounds, and progression continues in the flock,
each cross adding weight.
(This striking example was reprinted by tlie
1'. S. Department of Agriculture and the Canadian
Department of Agriculture.)
all livestock, more than doubling
our original investment every year.
The chief reason for this is that
the mohair goat offers more
sources of income than any other
farm animal. In addition to the
mohair clipped annually, and the
j early increase of young, the ben
efit to our farm in added fertility
and increased pasture through de
struction of underbrush and weeds
amounts to many dollars each
year. We also have another source
of income from premiums won on
our breeding stock at the leading
faifrs.
Numerous Advantages.
We find that production of mo
hair has several advantages over
wool growing. In the first place,
mohair nearly always commands
i higher price than woool (see
present market quotations for ex
ample). More head may be kept
to the acre than is the case with
sheep, a greater variety of herbage
is consumed, and the quantity of
the clip compares more favorably
than is commonly accepted. An
average grade flock will shear
about . pounds, and readily rt
Kunnd to the Judicious selection I
of good sires, so that the average
liana,
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in Daily Statesman
Drug garden, May 1.
Sugar beets, sorghum.
etc..
May 8.
Water powers, May 15.
Irrigation, May 22.
Mining, May 29.
Land, irrigation, etc., June 5.
Dehydration, June 12.
Hops, cabbage, etc., June 19.
Wholesaling and J o b b 1 n gt
June 26.
Cucumbers, etc., July I,
Hogs, July 10.
City beautiful, etc., July 17.
Schools, etc., July 24.
6heep, July 31.
National advertising, Aug. 7.
Seeds, etc., Aug. 14.
Livestock, Aug. 21.
Automotive industry, Aug. 28.
Grain and grain products,
Sept. 4.
Manufacturing, Sept. 11.
Woodworking, etc., Sept. 18.
Paper mills, etc., Sept. 25.
(Back copies of the Thursday
editions of the Dally Oregon
Statesman are on hand. They are
for sale at 10 cents each, mailed
to any address. Current copies,
5c.)
KID'S KID NOTE FLEECE
Scrub !x
is easily raised. Our purebred
flock, excepting the kids, averaged
an S-lb. clip this year.
As land-clearers the Anuoras
are without peer. Put into slash
ing or underbrush, they consume
everything eatable" to a height
of o or ( feet, and will peel sa
l.ngs which cannot be brought to
the ground. They are a necessity
in the preparation of land for ths
stump-puller or burner.
We depend upon the sale of
bleeding stock primarily in dis
posing of our surplus, although we
occasionally have a few fat weth
ers. The flesh of goats lias been
sold for years on the market, but
usually in disguise. I'ntil recent
years much of that particularly de
licious bit of lamb was cut from
a fat goat. 'Chevon." as goat flesh
i.s now known, is really more pal
atable than mutton, as any goat
raiser will testify. Its bad repu
tation was due solely to the mar
keting of the flesh of the males
by unscrupulous persons. When
the consuming public becomes ed
ucated to the real vale of chevon,
a continuous market for surplus
does, kids, and wethers will be
assured. As a by-product of the
slaughter yard, the hide of the
Angora is of considerable impor
tance, being used in the manufac
ture of rugs, furs, and various oth
er articles.
! The Anirora lines not deserve
much of the bad reputation ordi
narily attributed to goats. Al
though they consume a great va
riety of vegetation, they are (con
trary to popular opinion I very
dainty in habit. Wc have found
them very easy to keep in fences
as long as there was any feed to
be had. although they are sup-
Pos(1 " bH '"t-achy
by habit.
Cioats ar vrr' 1,a' an1 WJ sur
t vive under more severe conditions
than sheep, hut. UKe all tarr.i ani
mals, they respond to proper care,
and should have a slit Her iu the
winter, and regular attention at
all times.
K. w. ikmh; K SONS.
Hy J. Ilocu.
Salem. Ore.. Kt. Mart h I'.tl't.
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Falls City-Salem Lumber Co.
Come to Us for Your Glass. Vc Have a Good Stock
Sec the .Imericnn-Made glass for green houses
Cut square ami all the tuime thickness
Real Yellow Fir Finish in Two Grades
A. B. KELSAY, Mgr.
319 S. 12th, Near S. P. Depot. Phone 813
MORE GOATS, AND STILL MORE
The Salem district is the greatest goat
country in the world
For both Angoras and milk goats.
Probably half the Angora goats of Ore
gon are within a radius of 50 miles of
Salem.
Salem is the great mohair market.
There should be more Angora goats in
this district more and still more; tens of
thousands of them. They are useful in
clearing land and in increasing grain crops.
They are profitable.
And this should be the milk goat center.
Salem should have a milk goat cheese
factory.
There is a great opportunity open in this
line here.
Some one is going to take advantage
fit.
CASCADE BRAND HAMS,
GOATS WILL TAKE THE
DEER OB ALL OUR HUM SLOPES
A General and Long Range View of the Development of
the Milk Goat Industry in the States of California, Ore
gon and Washington-There Will Surely Come a Great
Increase All Over This Coast
About t'.n years ago the pure
bred goaf began to attract atten
tion along the Pacific coast as . a
producer of health giving goat
milk. Interest in milk goats has
steadily increased; the milk of flie
preferred breeds continues to com
mand a greater price than cows'
milk and now, with tlie demou
nt rated adaptation of this hardy
little animal to pastures in lu
brush bound foothills and lower
mountain slopes, these looms the
possibility of an important new in
dustry. Peculiar significance at
taches to tho building up oi the
goat industry in that it trespasses
upon uo other in'-eress as regards
pasturage, but carries the promise
ot utilizing waste areas, and of lo
cating a new resource in the here
tofore unproductive mountain
belt.
For the production of fine
cheeses, and as the source of an
ever ready local milk and meat
supply, the goat has become as
wiuly and firmly established in
most Kuropean countries, as ha
the cow in American life. Abroad,
the herding of goats is a common
practice, while with foreign peas
ants Croats are as indispensable as
chickens with American rural fam
ilies. Curious to us is the sight
of a goat or two in the household
necessities of tlie average immi
grant family. Hut these people
have learned the value of the goat.
Largely by means of its nutritious
milk, tho rearing of their great
numbers ol robust children is
made possible. Moreover, the goat
is a playmate as well as a nurse.
Its place in the household is ahead
of the dog's, it can, if obliged to.
live on most anything; its cost of
living is almost nothing, and, un
like the dog. it contributes to the
support of the family. The goat
givej of its vitality all the time,
and eventually gives its life. Pos
sibly in this complete plan of util
ization, the idea of being "made
the goaf originated. The friend
ly, faithful little animal has even
learned to adapt itself to the con
ditions of slums, into which so
many peasant families unfortun
ately find their way. Hut the goat
much prefers the forage of tlie
country roadside or hilly range to
that ot the city dump-heap. That
the taste of the animal is associ
ated with tin tans pays tribute
both to the goat's loyalty to its
master and to its cheerful willing
ness to make the best of a bad
business.
In southwestern America, the
Mexicans early perceived the ad
vantages, and acquired th- habit,
of keeping goats. The range once
occupied by mountain sheep and
wild goats has proved well suited
to the domesticated herds derived
front the animals imported by the
Spanish colonists. At present a
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large number of Mexican famines
in our southwestern states and in
-Mexico possess -goats, along with
logs, burros' and chickens. The
milk is an everyday staple. As
the goats are compelled to shift
tor themselves, the milk has a
fat rung, wild flavor. To moderate
this and to preserve the milk, the
Mexicans practice boiling it. A
TSovt Cr goat s -cottage-cheese
rolaw - manze - like in appearance
and texture, is curded. The flesh
is greatly relished for i's venison-
like savor; and by curing the meal
in the .sun making "jerkey" of it
one animal will provide meat
for chili con came and other slews
for weeks, or even months.
letter Goats Developed
- Quite a different grade of crea
ture, providing better and more
refined products in. milk, cheese,
and nx at. is the pure bred goat of
the developing industry in Cali
fornia. Oregon and Washington.
The principal breds cultivated are
the Toggenburg. the Saanen and
the Anglo-Nubian. The signifi
cance of a pedigree pertains main
ly to the quality and quantity of
milk production. Swiss pure breds
are worth more than crosses or
scrubs because they tome from
lines which for centuries have
been , habituated to the maximum
production of first-class milk.
Cloati' milk first rose to promi
nence on this coast when science
discovered that the goat possesses
high immunity to disease, and is
particularly resistant to or free
Irom tuberculosis. The milk was
therefore recognized as being
especially suitable for invalids and
healt h-seekers.
The strong flavor which repels
many from the use of goats' milk
Disappears entirely with the pro
per feeding of the does, and their
segregation from the bucks during
the lactation period. The milk is
then as mild and pleasant as t-hc
best cows' milk, while it is almost
as thick as cream. A first class
milking doe gives from three and
one-half to five iuar's a day; al
though half that amount is a satis
factory feurn. The average con-
lent of butter-fat ranges around
4.7! per cent. The does remain
fresh from eight to ten months. In
rider to give them a slight rest
between drying and freshening,
bleeding is not ordinarily done
until five months after kidding
The period of gestation is about
152 days. or. a little over fivt
months. I siially two kids are
dropped.
Coats' milk is undoubtedly les
lined to find the place it deserves'
in commercial production and dis
tribution. The prejudice regard
ing odor and strong flavor is cer
tain to disappear when the public
is taught, and the truth demon
Pirated, by the' finality of the milk.
that modern scientific methods
have 'successfully eliminated Nan
ny's trademark. Condensed goals'
milk his already appeared n (he
market, an.d will do much toward
the popularization of this most
be;ilthiiil ahd nutritious of lacteal
food5.
Goats milk enters into the com
position of a great many different
kiuds of cheese made in foreign
countries. The American trade s
accustomed to demand imported
cheeses at fancy prices. I3ut there
is no rcasoa why tho same sort of
Valley Motor Ob
261 North High Strctl
Boost This Community
fcy Advertising on & SlogUI
DID YOU KNOW that Salem is the center of the largest
pure bred Angora goat industry in this or any other coun
try; that this is the pioneer mohair market from first hands
in the Northwest; that practically all the long haired goat
skins going into the chaps (chaparajos: chaparahos) of all
North America have been tanned and prepared in Salem;
that the milk goat industry is growing here very fast; and
that this is the natural home of the goat more so than
even Asia Minor, the original home of the Angora, and that
there is vast room for growth here, in both lines of this
important industry?
cheese cannot be manufactured in
the I'niied Suites, both to supply
the market at 'a reduced cost and
to realize one Of the potentialities
in the geat industry.
Some goats' milk is already be
ing utilized in this way. There
are several goats' milk cheese fac
tories in California a large one
in Los Angeles. The very best
sort of Neufchatel cheese is made
trom goats' milk, whil there is
every promise that a high-grade
sort of Roquefort may be manu
factured from it hero in Oregon.
Industry Will Grow
Both for milk and cheese the
goat is destined to gain in favor
as an essential member of the
rural home and homestead. The
time is drawing near when a great
many American families will ap
preciate the humble, faithful and
self-resourceful goat. ' and better
the health of their children by the
possession of one or several of
them. The animals of the better
breeds are almost as cleanly in
their habits as human beings. They
wjll drink only the purest water,
and eat only the freshest foods,
is is a wonder that their milk is
noted 'or its wholesomeness, and
works such nlunmness of rosy
health with the teething genera
tioii
With the three-fold object of
supplying the ever-increasing de
mand for milk and cheese, of pro
viding pure bred cultivated milk
goats for the famHy, and of intro
uiicing a new sort oi wnoiesome
meat upon tlie market, the goat
industry laces an exceedingly
bright future. To this may be
added the important fact that a
great unproductive wilderness of
brush-hound mounains can be
brought by means of goats Within
the productive pastoral class.
Help CltNir the I and
Pasturing goats on brush land
accomplishes a double good- The
goats are reared in perfect health
and the brush is discouragd in fa
vor of natural wild grasses. Arable
parts of the land tan be farmed to
produce the sort of hay and grain'
feed that will enable the goats to
give milk of the very best quality;
or, orchards may be economically
introduced, with the help of the
goats, where brush and weeds
have hitherto reigned.
Delicious As Venison
Goats' flesh is considered by
those who are accustomed to eat
ing it as equal to mutton, and as
deli.'ious as venison. In a Cali
fornia town there is a butcher who
sells nothing but goat meat. If a
custom?:- asks for mutton, he
takes home goat meat and never
knows the difference. In case two
customrs are present, one asking
for goai chops and the other want
ing mutton chops, the butcher cuts
tlu ir orders from different chunks
but both .get identically the same
meat.
To overcome the popular preju
dice against the flesh of the ple-
bian goat tribe, with their bad ,
reputation for consuming rags and i
tin-cans, is going to take a great'
deal of eduta'ing. and clever, lion-'
est advertising. Few people are
aware that goats' flesh, especially :
that raised in the hills, is hardly
to be distinguished from "venison, j
tin; connoisseur meat of the most -.
particular palates in the land. Nor
do they realize that, like the flesh
of the deer, it is exceedingly!
wholesome and nutritious, the
purest meat to be lound. a health
making product from a perfectly i
healthy animal. When these facts!
are generally known and accepted, j
mi. FARMER
Have you seen the
MIL EST ON E
Septic Tank " .
(Prc-Cast)
"It's the modern way"
OREGON GRAVEL CO.
1 1403 N. Front
Phono 1195
then will the goat industry spread
far and wide to the subduing and
utilization of millions of acres in
the coast states that ife .now prac
tically useless and impenetrable.
The successful mountaineer goat
rancher must have a market for
his bucks as well as for his does.
In the pelts he will have a valu
able byproduct. The leather is
used in the manufacture of gloves,
shoos, upholstery and book covers.
Every year great quantities oi
goat skins are imported by the
furriers of the United States under
a variety of fancy names.
It would, therefore appear that
the need and demand for the great
development of the goat industry
in the coast states, are both very
real- But the matter hangs curious
ly upon a physiological factor, and,
before rnpid strides can be made,
the public taste mrt 1-e' educated
up to an nppreciat.ou r: tlie sev
eral products of the cleanly and
healthy goal.
"If Group of Farmers Should
Get the Vision, the Dream
Would Come True"
The Slogan editor had a dream
about Salem becoming the Roque
fort of Oregon, and told of the
dream in these columns in a for
mer Slogan number of The States
man. The Slogan editor was
"kidded"' by an erudite friend of
his concerning this dream. But,
as with poultry, celery, and a
long list, again he laughs best
who laughs last
For the dream has come true.
How? Where?
In Los Angeles, Cal. It might
have come true in Salem. It may
come true here yet. The natural
conditions are here; better, far
better, than at Los Angeles. ,
For Iteal Kstate Men
But it was not a group of farm-
DH
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SALEM AHOQUEFORT
Next Week's Slogan
SUBJECT IS
THE BEAN GROWING INDUSTRY
A Licensed Lady Embalmer NOW IS THE TIME!!
to car for women and J ,
children is necessity n To look after yonr heati,
all funeral homes. We are ins plants and see that It H
the only ont furnishing in good order, or if 70a are
such service. going to need a new one. :
Temilliget . tlZm MProtr,"j
179 fChemekeU St, THEO M. BARR
Phone 724 Bln. Oro Hi 8. Com'l St. , j
The Salem district is the best goat country
in the world, and should have tens of thou-
sands more goats. vf
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Manuals, School Helps and fYfrfuIly c-rw-iir
Supplies SeJfPt-ted Carefully racked
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PIIOMI'T attention planter
The J. J. Krap SALEM NURSERY
Company COMPANY j
Iiox 00 Additional Salesmen Wanted
Salem, Oregon - - - --'- -
v SOLD EYEBYWHERB
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Buttercup
Ice Cream Co.
?.M. GREGORY, Mr,
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240 South Commercial St,
SALEM
Dodge Brothers
Sedan
Boneitccl Motor Co.
184 B. Com! St. Phontj 42S
ers down at Los Angeles who taade;
the dream begin, to come true.'
It was an editor, and some real
estate men; realtors.. The Goatp
World. Los Angeles, the only mag,
azine on earth devoted exclusively
to milk goats. Is owned and edited'
by F. T. Heintz. He conceived1
the idea that there might be bnil
up a goat colony near Los AngelesI
He acted upon, the idea, In'cooperi j
(Continued on page 10)
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