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The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon, Snnday Morning, July 21, 1929
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Of Texas and'Ten Times as
Abundant in Our State
And Texas Has 3,000,000 Angoras, While
Oregon Has Only About 150,000,
Whereas We Should Lead Country ;
and World in Industry
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First Oldsmobile iii India
To eyery recurring goat Slogan
lesue of The Statesman tor 10
years, A. C. Gage, editor and pub
lisher of the Angora'Jonrnal, 70S
Board of Trade building. Portland,
has contributed valuable infor
mation. Mr. Gage's paper is the
leading one for that Industry in
the whole -wide world. He Is the
highest authority in' this country
on the general phases of It. A
request for an article tor the' pres
ent number of The Statesman
brings Information from his sec
retary that Mr. Gage is showing
films of the mohair industry' to
motor car makers and furniture
manufacturers in the east; har
lng filled numerous engagements
In Detroit and Chicago, the trip
has been extended to include New
York, Boston and Santord, Maine,
making his return trip end about
August 15.
food resource Is considered un
questionable. In a period of less
than thirty months during the
World war, 529.000 goats went
out of Kansas City and were dis
tributed as mutton In the middle
west, and nobody knew the dif
ference.
"In 1927, I attended the an
nual rouid-np of 'the. Texas Agri
cultural and Mechanical ; college
at college at Its experiment sta
tion 14, near Sonora. where 34
cheron carcasses- were barbecued
and eaten at lunch time by more
than 2500 people. This is suffi
cient proof of the edibility ot goat
meat.
"we hare, in Portland, a mar
ket for cayuse meat the flesh ot
wild borses; reindeer meat is
common, and those . who bare
tried-cheron pronounee it equal
I to any mutton. Fact isi vmany of
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The aboTe picture shows one of three Oldsmobile biles to IndU more than SO years ago.
which constituted the first shipment of aatomo-
HoweTer, Mr. Gages secretajry J M1 . J 7C8 prf;
sends some matter that was re- " -w i
cently corered In talk, broadeaat- W, W. Burch, Odltor.of .the
ed OTer KGW for the good or ine
Industry in this state, with sons
other information, of Which a
synopsis Is giren below:
- Texas, a land of sparse range,
has nearly 3,000.000 Angora
goats', making up an industry of
$12,000,000 ralue each year,
f "Here in Oregon." says Mr.
Gage, "there could be an equal
number on pasture ten times as
abundant, and the work done by
the goats could be followed with
other liTestock. bringing waste
I4nd to -production.
4. "Now the government 'nas tak
! en a hand through the department
S of commerce, under President
! Hooyer. when he was secretary of
and through tLe de-
Goat Industry in Oregon Is
On Sound Basis; Room for
Expansion Says Authority
Profitably, Says O. A C. Feldman
i that branch.
; partment ot agriculture. A com-
niJttee of ah interdepartnental na
i tiire was named three yei ago
4 to carry on a surrey and research
; on mohair.
t j "On March 15th. the result was
Bhown in a large edition of a pam
jphlet of 120 pages, entitled 'The
; Afeora Goat and Mohair Indus
! try,' which; gives a description of
.flock9, how they are manager, all
fthe details of range and problems
J countered, various systems of
marketing and shipment, with
I iflans for financing. Then the
' I survey goes into- the mitt prob-
l)ims, and describes the various
processes by which mohair fabrics
" I ijre spun and woven in the United
. ,' States.
' l"lt is the most important pub-
ljlcatiAu ever Issued on behalf of
tine mohair industry. Tne monau
f powers are Indebted to members
- of congress in Texas and Oregon.
and to tne inuea sian
ftom Oregon for their- insistence
tShat this delayed work be printed
SjDd circulated.
i Industry Trebled Since 1911
j'i "Anyone who desires this pub
lication can et it by asking tor
Miscellaneous Circular No. 60.
. Address the Department of Pub
' licatlons, Washington, D. C. Ex
tra copies are 30c each. Another
, edition has 'been indicated as
" a fi will tt Tpnuested.
" "Mohair production in Ameriea
has increased 60 per cent eince
19 it In fact, it has become an
fsriiKti-T m basic as wool. Since
1911, the increase ot the Industry
lias been nearly 200 per cent.
H "Angoras can be used in grain
areas, where outrange Is provided
taring the time when crops are
- Maturing, or by planting kale or
tiape seed, a continuous iiMture
tan be supplied. Grain yield on
inch areas in many cases, has
been doubled, -or even trebled.
Thus, It may be seen that the An
ron troat industry Is a definite
' farm resource on'all small farmst
provided a wood-lot is avauame.
TJnltd States Leads
"From being third in point of
i nrodnctlon at the close of the
:- l World ar. the United States has
advanced to the position of leader
. kiiin. both in total; weights grown
- hnd in the manufacture of mohair.
he fabrics resulting irom mm
mloTment of mohair are so
eaatlful, so lasting, and hold the
lyes so permoneniiy, iuw
iave never been equalled. Sub
stitutes and mixtures are being
Employed with mohair in competi
tive sales, but these other fibres
lolnl ycheapen and reduce the wear
ing quality ot the cloth. j
j. "Angora goats are subject to
irery few ills. They are hardy
fristlers for a living, do well on
fefubble ! fields .or weed patches, or
bi brush. i
T M Goat Meat Good
H i "During the year 1917, some
lblskulded growers requested the
"Department ot agriculture, under
Us bureau of animal industry, to
demand that carcasses of does and
tids be stamped 'goat meat.' this
tiled the market, much as If the
rk neanle were required to
lark the carcasses. 'pig meat
This trade is being gradually
restored under the name 'chevon
(c-h-e-v-o-n)J pronounced to
rhvme with heaven, a name ac-
pted as suitable by Secretary
rallace during his administration
in toe department ot gricuiiure.
The term is not required in pack
is; houses, and except la the
southwest, the commodity called
iheyoa Is not generally marketed.
teyertneiessj its excellence a.,a
give the flock the necessary care
at this time often save a 100 per
cent kid crop.
Goats- are susceptible to the
same parasitic diseases as are
ommon to sheep, and they can be
treated with much the same reme
dies. Common among these para
sites, under Oregon conditions, are
stomach worms, lung worms and
liver flukes.
American Sheep Brefider, said he
never fasted anything, better In
his life than a kid meat stew. This
nnase of tne lndnstrr u treated In
the bulletin mentioned, -just Is- Ilo lo On nf fh Fw Svfion- of
only one among the many phases otates Where 1 nese Animals Are Raised
of the industry the publie should
know about.
Just compare Texas with three
million ot these profitable Angora
goats, and Oregon with; 150,000
only. Texas with a sparse range,
yet carefully .conserved. Oregon
with nearly three million acres ot
cut-over lands, uncared for, unde
veloped, and unproductive." ,
Solomon Wise to Mohair
Tfie origin of the mohair in
dustry is not attributable to any
recent genius. Solomon used mo
hair for the curtains of the tern
pie at Jerusalem, an dthe renown
of his wisdom is as old as written
history.
The home of the Angora goat
is in Turkey and South Africa
early to ok up the breeding of the
attractive fleece bearers. Salem
long ago became a center, and
still is by far the largest Oregon
market for mohair. The first im
portations fr6m Turkey were in
1849, and the Salem district kot
some of these, and, after the sul
tan placed a ban on such ship
ments, our breeders here got some
of our original stock from South
Africa,
u The United States UBes all the
mohair, produced In this country,
and about a third of all that is
produced in the rest of the world,
besides, and this is growing by
leaps and bounds.
Arizona and New Mexico are
ahead of Oregon in number ot An
gora goats. An intelligent and
persistent drive, such as those
that have been carried on in Tex
as, would put Oregon In the lead
as the premier goat state of the
union, an dthe greatest goat sec
tion of the world adding vast
wealth that is now going to waste
in this state.
Under the heading, "Place for
Goats in Oregon' H. A. Llndgren
sends the following for this an
nual goat Slogan issue of The
Statesman, through the solicita
tion of John C. Burtner of the de
partment of industrial journalism
of the Oregon State Agricultural
college, Mr. Llndgren being the
competent livestock "fieldman of
that institution:
Oregon is ine' of the compara
tively few places in the United
States where goats are raised
profitably. The goat population of
Oregon, approximately 136.0(30
animals, finds excellent grazing on
the elogged off lands of the state,
particularly on the brushy areas
of the coast district. Goats are val
uable in clearing land, as they
will browse many kinds of brush.
The goat industry in Oregon is
now on a rirm Jasis, ana tnere is
undoubtedly room for some ex
pansion -in numbers, especially in
the brushy areas of the state, the
rate of expansion depending on the
market, and on competition from
foreign countries.
The state of Texas has more
goats than all other.&iates togeth
er. Goats there are grazed under
range conditions., The second larg
est goatralsing section is the
southwest. There are also a few
goats in the Ozarks and vicinity.
Goats are also raised in some sec
tions of other states where climate
and feed conditions make the in
dustry profitable?
Several goat breeders of Oregon
have developed exceptionally well
bred flocks. Breeding stock from
these flocks find a wide market,
and the breeders are well and
favorably known wherever goats
are produced.
I Cleared Valuable Farms
Goats have been responsible for
the clearing of many of Oregon's
most valuable farms after the tim-
Y7 A t I ber has been taken off . Their value
PiTl TPrS I service alone is difficult
been tried oo -.many different sne-
DENVER. July if (AP) Ides of brush, and have been
Screams of a child, a pair of yel- found to bifwse on' a great many
IVY OFFICIALS Oil
NORTHWEST JAUNT
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VILLA'S DEEDS
VET RECALLED
Mexican Stories Now Rival
Old English Legends
of Robin Hood
SHOUT GOAT I19S
THAT ARE POli
. ' Salem Is market center, for SO
per cent of the mohair crop of
Oregon. She ; should constantly
boost the goat industry.
Most of the 'Angoras of Oregon
are In the Salem district and the
coast counties; with southern Ore
gon coming next. v i
.. The goat clears the. land for
nothing, and pays his board be
sides.
:Thls Is' a better goat, country
than" Turkey or South Africa. Our
best, breeders beat those'eountries
in fleeee production. - ' V ,
We should have mohair factor
ies; we have the low altitude, soft
water and other requisites; and
they, will be needed to fill the
lines between linens, woolens,
rayons, etc I
. With milk goats, we could cor-
fher the Roquefort, cheese business
of the country right here in west
ern Oregon;, worth $50,000,000
to $75,000,000 annually.
We have no alkali. That Is oje
of the things that gives us the
f quality fleece primacy. -
"it should ''get our goat
Should Lead in Goat Industry i
FORJld years, the Slogan pages of The Statesman have
been saying Oregon should lead the country in trite goat
industry ; in both Angoras and milk goats. This s':ate is
fourth in number of Angora goats, and far behind Cal ifornia
in milk goats. New Mexico and Arizona are ahead of Oregon
in Angora flocks, and Texas has about 3,000,000 to Oiegon's
150,000, more or less . . ' I
Though A. G. Gage, the country's highest authority, says
Oregon has. as much goat range as Texas, and that Oilregon's
range is 10 times as abundant. . . jjp
In view of this now well established fact, ,ifc is the duty
I of the commercial bodies and other leaders of development
in this state to promote the keeping of mote goatsi here.
There is room for a great many more even on our developed .
farms; and there is vast space for more and greater herds
On our.logged off lands and forest areas.
As long as the United States is obliged, to import so large
a part of her mohair, a third to half of it, there will be no
room for more and more Angora goats. jL
Oregon could also develop a milk goat industry and man
ufacture Roquefort cheese, up to $50,000,00 to $75,000,000
Worth of it annually, taking the place of thatr whichiwe get
from southern France. I
- There is no major industry so well adapted to ofr state
that is more backward in its development than the goat in
dustry ; though we are' having some increase each year, and
1 1 is on a stable and profitable basis.
we do not go ahead faster In the
thattgoat industry in all its phases.
We are passing up one of , our very
best bets. ; I
Six Saved
As Water
low shoes and a change of berths
were factors in saving the lives of
six persons in the wreck of the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
passenger train near Stratton yes
terday.
Mary Margaret Waddle, - six,
cried out in alarm when water
swirled about : her, waking her
parents and a sister and they all
reached safety from their coach
which was on one side of the creek.
half In and half out of the creek
into which patt of the train
plunged. The ; Waddles are from
Kansas City.
Mrs. L. L. Baker of Herrlnkton.
Kansas, had been assigned a berth
in a car but later was notified by
the Pullman conductor she had
to move two cars back la the train.
The berth she originally occupied
was one that was submerged.
Oa his way forward to tvislt
with a porter in the Cape Porpoise,
tne car tnar was completely sub
merged In the water of Spring
creek in the wreck. Garland Ed
wards of ChlcagO'Stopped. His at
tention was caught by a pair of
yellow shoes. Between the shoes
and the Cape Porpoise were two
coaches. Edwards put the talking
aesire benind and took the shoes
back to shine them. The train was
wrecsea ana ne was sale in a
coach, two back ot the submerged
one,
Keep; You ; Money la Oregon.
1 Buy Monuments Made at
; ;., Salem. Oregon-,
Capital Monumental Works
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of them. It Is sometimes' necessary
to resort to rather heavy stocking
in order to force them to do so.
When this Is necessary, it has been
found best to use wethers, as they
will stand rougher treatment than
nannies and kids. Many Oregon
land owners prefer to buy 'their
wethers and not bother with a
breeding flock.
The Question Is often asked
as to what retain can be expect
ed from goat raising. As a rule
must farmers compare them with
sheep, although this is a little nn
fair at this time, due to the high
sheep prices that' have prevailed,
Te mohair cup varies greatly in
different flocks. It is not unusual
to find a purebred flock that pro
duces an average of eight to nine
pounds of. hair. On the other hand.
where goats are used to clear
land and are forced, to sustain
themselves on brush, a- dip of
three to five pounds is as much as
can be expected.
Mohair uses have increased dur
ing the last few years, with the re
sult that the average price' of the
har has been better than former
ly, ranging from 60 cents per
pound up, depending on the grade
and quality.
Saying The Kids
One of the problems confronting
the goat raiser is the matter of
PORTLAND, Ore., July 20
(AP) Ernest Lee Jahncke,
sistant secretary of the navy, ac
companivl by two mechanics,
two. aj-my officers and Melgso. J
Frost, associate editor of the New j
Orleans States, arrived here Frl-J
day by air in the all-metal tri
motored plane Captain Lindbergh
used to carry members of con
gress about in Washington follow
ing hia return to America after
his epochal tran-Atlantlc flight.
Lieutenant Commander Ralph
B. Davison and Lieutenant W. O.
Tomlinson and i Mechanics Cobb
and Jenkins were in the party.
Mr. Jahncke Jwas reticent re
garding his visit but said he had
a long conference with Rear Ad
miral Moffett in San Francisco
who is on the - Pacific coast to
recommend a site for a navy diri
gible base.
The assistant i navy secretary
will visit the Tonque Point naval
station at Astoria. Ore., today.
which has been proposed as a dir
igible base. Several years ago the
government took over Tonque
Point but so far has not dexeloped
it. S
From Astoria the party will fly
to Seattle and the Bremerton navy
yard, thence east to Chicago, the
Great Lakes naval station, Brook
lyn navy yard and then to Wash
ington, D. C. They left the nation
al capital June 1, visiting New Or
leans, Pensaloca, Houston, El
Paso, San Francisco, Honolulu
and San Diego.! The plane flew
here from San Franelsco today in
five hours and f if teea minutes.
PARRAL, Chihuahua, Mexico,
(AP) English legends of Rob
in Hood and Arthurian days have
their modern counterpart in'Mex
eo's hero warship ot Pancho Villa,
the dashing; elusive bandit leader
of a decade ago.
Although he has been in his
grave less than 1 0 years, the very
mention of Villa's name still elicits
plaudits from those who would
oppose him were he alive today.
To Mexicans he had the equivalent
of "it."
H'owevr much they deplored
Villa's cruelty, natives admit that
Pancho was "muy hombre," which
Is to say, "very much of a man."
Hia followers in Parral, no mat
ter how low their estate, still are
Idolized. A husky grinning peon,
his sombrero tattered and his san
dals twisted, commands admiring
gazes from passersby as he shuf
fles down a street because he
once rode with Villa.
Here in Parral, where the rolst
erous revolutionist was killed,
tourists visit "his unmarked grave.
Some go to his ranch, but the
chief attractton is the corner of
that sleepy, adobe-ringed main
plaza where Villa was killed.
One can hear as many versions
of his assassination as he has
patience to seek out. A story that
Villa coveted a neighbor's field,
and consequently was shot by the
young farmer's cohorts, has
gained wide credence. A senator
from 4his district, however, frank
ly admitted responsibility for the
shooting, although many disbe
lieve his account.
Mexico Is rife with legendary
accounts of Villa's bravery, his
cruelty and marksmanship, his
cunning, his love affairs, and his
irresponsibility a quality which
apparently has made him all the
more admired. He is the hero of
song as well as of story.
. Many such legends have been
printed in Spanish, but no com
plete English anthology has ap
peared. An El Paso newspaper
man now la winnowin gout ma
terial for a biography ot Villa
from an Immense collection of pic
tures and data that he collected
after the rebel's death.
The goat is the cleanest feeder
in the world.
Gideon Stole
Companjr?
Manufacturers of
Vinegar, Soda Watery
. Fountain Supplies
Salem Phone 28 Ore.
Goat milk Is a substitute for
mothers milk. It saves the. lives
of many babies In this country
every year, that would otherwise
be condemned to death by star
vation. '
Everything In
BUILDING
MATERIALS
Cobbs & Mittbell
A. B. Kelsay, Manager
849 S. 12th St.
i Phone 813
savins the kid croo. Tia la due to
The goat gets his pasture large- the fact that the! kid la not as
ly from waste, nd leaves the test 1 hardy as the average . rrower
-for other livestock. Even sheen thiffks it to be. and often the flock
will do well with or after spats. Is not given the careful attention
necessary at the time of kidding.
The goat is the cleanest feeder! On he other hand, other growers
in the world. tin the state who are equipped toJ
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