e Angora goat is the healthiest of domestic
animals.

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Our Own Flocks.

In 1865, Mr. C. P. Bailey started in the Angora goat industry. There
were then very few Angora goats in the United States, and those in
California had originated from two thoroughbred bucks secured from Col.
Peters of Atlanta, Georgia.

In 1866, Mr. Bailey secured a pair of Angoras from W. W. Chenery of
Boston, Mass. There were two other pairs secured at this time for other
parties, and these three does were the _first thoroughbred does_ brought
to California. The first two goats cost Mr. Bailey $1000. _The first
thoroughbred Angora kid_ dropped in California was by Mr. Bailey's doe.

In 1869, Mr. Bailey furnished money to bring the Brown & Diehl
importation to California, with the understanding that he was to have
first choice. The Angoras secured from this lot were _the best goats_
which had been brought to California up to that time.

In 1876, Mr. Bailey selected the best buck of the Hall & Harris
importation, and paid seventy-five dollars service fee for three of his
Brown & Diehl does. Later he purchased forty-one head from Hall &
Harris. Some of these were the Brown & Diehl goats, and some from the
Hall & Harris importation of 1876.

Twelve years after Mr. Bailey commenced breeding Angoras, he moved his
entire grade-flock, consisting of about 1000 animals, to Nevada, and
maintained his thoroughbred flocks in California. By careful selection,
rigid culling, and strict attention given his flocks, Mr. Bailey had
brought them by 1892, to an excellence beyond any of the imported stock.

In 1893, Mr. Bailey imported two fine bucks from South Africa. An
account of the buck Pasha will be found in this book.

In 1899, another direct importation from South Africa was made, and the
great sire Capetown was secured.

In 1901, Dr. W. C. Bailey secured four of the best Angoras obtainable in
Asia Minor, by personal selection, and added them to the Bailey flocks.
This was the first importation made in America from Asia Minor for
twenty-five years.

During all these years, since 1865, Mr. Bailey had been constantly at
work with his Angora flocks. There were many hardships to overcome, and
most of the original Angora breeders gave up the struggle. We honestly
believe that if it had not been for his perseverance the Angora industry
would not be in its present prosperous condition.

Register.

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