He was the son of John Fletcher & Mary Elizabeth (Skeen) Gardner.
He was one of the outstanding registered Angora goat breeders in the nation, according to the "Families of Kimble County" history book.
"We still have about 800 head of Angora does on the ranch from the original bloodline established by my grandfather," Gary Gardner told me on a visit to the ranch, about six miles south of Roosevelt, in 2009. "He started with 25 registered Angora does purchased from a neighbor, O.J. Camp."
Through the years, the Gardner flock pedigrees listed Angora breeding sires from some of the pioneer Angora goat herds, including those of Carl M. Wolff, C.A. Pepper, W.S. Orr, C.F. Briggs and Fred Earwood.
In a June 1941 Sheep and Goat Raisers magazine interview, Joe Gardner said he only sheared the mohair from his goats once a year until two registered Angora bucks from South Africa escaped neighbor Seaton Prentice's ranch and spent the season with his does.
"After that, we had to shear twice each year because of the heavier fleeces those bucks introduced to the flock," he said.
He was one of the outstanding registered Angora goat breeders in the nation, according to the "Families of Kimble County" history book.
"We still have about 800 head of Angora does on the ranch from the original bloodline established by my grandfather," Gary Gardner told me on a visit to the ranch, about six miles south of Roosevelt, in 2009. "He started with 25 registered Angora does purchased from a neighbor, O.J. Camp."
Through the years, the Gardner flock pedigrees listed Angora breeding sires from some of the pioneer Angora goat herds, including those of Carl M. Wolff, C.A. Pepper, W.S. Orr, C.F. Briggs and Fred Earwood.
In a June 1941 Sheep and Goat Raisers magazine interview, Joe Gardner said he only sheared the mohair from his goats once a year until two registered Angora bucks from South Africa escaped neighbor Seaton Prentice's ranch and spent the season with his does.
"After that, we had to shear twice each year because of the heavier fleeces those bucks introduced to the flock," he said.
He was the son of John Fletcher & Mary Elizabeth (Skeen) Gardner.
He was one of the outstanding registered Angora goat breeders in the nation, according to the "Families of Kimble County" history book.
"We still have about 800 head of Angora does on the ranch from the original bloodline established by my grandfather," Gary Gardner told me on a visit to the ranch, about six miles south of Roosevelt, in 2009. "He started with 25 registered Angora does purchased from a neighbor, O.J. Camp."
Through the years, the Gardner flock pedigrees listed Angora breeding sires from some of the pioneer Angora goat herds, including those of Carl M. Wolff, C.A. Pepper, W.S. Orr, C.F. Briggs and Fred Earwood.
In a June 1941 Sheep and Goat Raisers magazine interview, Joe Gardner said he only sheared the mohair from his goats once a year until two registered Angora bucks from South Africa escaped neighbor Seaton Prentice's ranch and spent the season with his does.
"After that, we had to shear twice each year because of the heavier fleeces those bucks introduced to the flock," he said.
He was one of the outstanding registered Angora goat breeders in the nation, according to the "Families of Kimble County" history book.
"We still have about 800 head of Angora does on the ranch from the original bloodline established by my grandfather," Gary Gardner told me on a visit to the ranch, about six miles south of Roosevelt, in 2009. "He started with 25 registered Angora does purchased from a neighbor, O.J. Camp."
Through the years, the Gardner flock pedigrees listed Angora breeding sires from some of the pioneer Angora goat herds, including those of Carl M. Wolff, C.A. Pepper, W.S. Orr, C.F. Briggs and Fred Earwood.
In a June 1941 Sheep and Goat Raisers magazine interview, Joe Gardner said he only sheared the mohair from his goats once a year until two registered Angora bucks from South Africa escaped neighbor Seaton Prentice's ranch and spent the season with his does.
"After that, we had to shear twice each year because of the heavier fleeces those bucks introduced to the flock," he said.
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