. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. California Agriculturist and Live Stock Journal. That Flock of Goats.—AVe Eoticecl some clays ago the passage of a flock 2,500 goats through Napa on their way to MeBcloeino via Saula Eosa, since which time the Seuoma Driniicnd has gained the following information concerning them: Ju the band there was 500 thorongh-bred Angoras, that will clip five pounds each on an average, in February, and the projjrietors, Jlessrs. J. W. & E. L. Eeed, informed lis that the
. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. California Agriculturist and Live Stock Journal. That Flock of Goats.—AVe Eoticecl some clays ago the passage of a flock 2,500 goats through Napa on their way to MeBcloeino via Saula Eosa, since which time the Seuoma Driniicnd has gained the following information concerning them: Ju the band there was 500 thorongh-bred Angoras, that will clip five pounds each on an average, in February, and the projjrietors, Jlessrs. J. W. & E. L. Eeed, informed lis that they had the Spring clip sold in New York for §1 50 a jjound. Among the thorough- breds are five bucks imported from Asia. The Messrs. Iteed will their flock to Pine Mountain, eight miles east of CIo\erda!e, whiire they have purchased sufficient pasture land to graze them. This is the largest and finest flock of Angoras on this coast. Mr. Itued informs us that there is a good market for Cashmere wools. Messrs. Reed purchased the band from E. K. Marsh, a banker of Sau Francisco, and paid $22,000. Mr. Marsh paid for the same band, exclusive of the spring kids, §27,400. There are five thorough-bred Asiatic bucks in tha band, two of which were presented to a Mr. Cheunery, of this State, by the Sultan of Turkey; also, eight thor- ough-bred Cashmere and thirteen Angoras from the celebrated Alexander Blue Grass farm in Kentucky; also, sixty-four full-blood- ed nannies from the same place—making the most celebrated collection of the kind on this coast, or the United States, quality and quan- tity considered.—Napa Tieqkter. A CnEE FOE HooF-AiL.—Richard Peters, Jr., Georgia, writes to one of our contempo- raries as follows: During the Fall of 1869 we purchased some high priced Merino ewes in Vermont. On their arrival here they inocu- lated our entire flock with that fell disease, the hoof-ail (Randall). In a flock of 200 Merinos and 100 Angora goats, it had almost full sway
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