James Metcalf — Mangas Valley Farmer and Orchardist
By 1888, Metcalf owned 52 acres of fenced bottom land and several hundred acres on the low hills in the Mangas valley [1]. He maintained over 1,000 goats, mostly Angora, and 1,500 sheep [1].
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- In the Mangas valley, about twenty miles… (1888)In the Mangas valley, about twenty miles from this city, James Metcalf owns 52 acres of fenced bottom land, and also several hundred acres on the low hills. He has over 1000 goats, mostly Angora, and 1500 sh…