. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. THE FEMALE ANOOBA ble that of their Asiatic home, with its wet and dry seasons. It cannot brook— scarcely endure—confinement, but loves to roam at will over the highest moun- tain peaks, thriving and yielding its rap- id increase of progeny, and its ringletted, silkj' fleece, where other stock will starve. It is ft singular fact that while the .Ango- ra will live in the snow all winter, in the southern , and do well on browse, they will die in
. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. THE FEMALE ANOOBA ble that of their Asiatic home, with its wet and dry seasons. It cannot brook— scarcely endure—confinement, but loves to roam at will over the highest moun- tain peaks, thriving and yielding its rap- id increase of progeny, and its ringletted, silkj' fleece, where other stock will starve. It is ft singular fact that while the .Ango- ra will live in the snow all winter, in the southern , and do well on browse, they will die in a northern lati- tude, housed and fed, or in a very wet climate. Efforts have been made to ac- climate them in England, and signally failed; while in France, after an expen- diture of $350,000, they are likely to succeed in but one locality of limited extent. If not sooner sheared, the .An- goras shed their overcoat of "mohair," in March or April of each year. Their winter coating then grows slowly until about July, when the "mohair" starts and grows very rapidly, until January, when it gains its full growth, averaging about nine inches in length. The .An-1 goras live to a greater age than Merino I sheep, and are more prolific. I have three ewes in my flock, numbered by the Randall system of notches in the ears, so there can be no mistjike as to their identity. No. 53 was dropped in 18G1. She has raised 21 kids, brought her first in 18G2, and her last in 1875, is now I ver}' feeble and on the decline. No. 68 . was dropped in 1863, and No. 69 in 1863, i both brought fine kids in March, 1870, at the age of 14 and 13 years. AVERAGE ANNUAL CLIP. Pure-bred .Angoras will yield from five to eight pounds oi "mohair" per clip, with one notable exception of a ten- dollar per pound. But the shrinkage in all values within the last twelve months, has affecfed " mohair" also. As to pres- ent [.August] prices the following re- turns of a small shipm
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