Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-05-20
ALEXANDRIA, May z.
ARLINGTON SHEEP SHEARING.

The annual meeting took place on Fhurs-
day the Goth of April. The badness of
the day prevented many of the company
from Assembling, nevertheless, the meeting
was very respectfully attended.
At two O'Clock the premium was adiudg-
ed to a very fine lamb bred by John Scott,
esq OF Strawberry Vale, in the county OF
Fairfax. This lamb was bred from Spa
Dish sheep, imported from the mountains
ofAndalusia: his fleece is of fine and beau
tiful texture, and weighed six pounds and
three quarters "a great weight for the de-
ecendant of Spanish sheep).
Mr.. Custis has met with every success,
he could have hoped for, thus far, in his
improvements. The present, state of the
weather has prevented his shearing any
of his improved lambs, except in one in
stance, where thcaeccs of a sheep, whose
weight would not exceed ten pounds per
quar- ter, has produced six pounds of very
long and fine wool. Blackwell, the prize
ram of 1905, continues to be the stud ram
at Arlington ten of his lambs are intended
for Smiths Island this fall and will great
lY improve the native stock in the length
of their wool.
A small specimen of Smiths Island wool
was exhibited at the meeting and obtained
fresh celebrity. "A soon as the season
VIII duiilllg we Sudll GnOCdNOG 10 NDbtiil al
account of the shearing of the Arlington
improved lambs, and transmit it to our
readers, feeling much pleasure in being a.
BILE to lay before the public any thing
which may interest the cause of agricul-
ture or domestic manufacture.
The premiums at Arlington for the next
and SIX succeeding years, are, fifty dollars
or silver cup of that value, bearing ar
appropriate inscription and motto at the
will of the successful candidate also, thirty
dollars for ten yards of what's commonly
called Virginia cloth, being composed o.
cotton alone, and spun and wove by native
Americans only.-The specimens to be
submitted to judges in the usual way.
May IL.
Shearing Of. four LAMBS IF the ArLing'
TON ImhroUed or american Long
WooLed breed Of Sheet.
Agreeably to our promise to our readers
we have obtained an accurate account O
shc shearing of four ofthe Improved Lambs
with the estimate ofthe weight of carcase
from which may be formed a comparative
view of the value of the fleece.
Mr.. Vint and Mr.. Young, from the city
both of whom were in the habit of breed
ing sheep in Eng. and from long expert
ence best calculated to Judge in the prsscn
instance, attended on Saturday at Ar
lington, and sheared the four Lambs abov
mentioned, whose fleece and weight wer
as follows
1. An Eve of one year old, carcase es
timated at seven pounds per quarter
Fleece Sc en- pounds. Length of wool min
inch 8.
2. A Ram Lamb of one year old, car
case ten pounds per quarter. Fleece seve
and half pounds. Length nine inches.
s. A Ram Lamb of one year old, car
ease II pounds per quarter. Fleece seve
pounds and quarter. Length nine il
ches.
a. An Eve Lamb Of one year old, cat
ease eight pounds per quarter. Fleece
FIVE pounds and three quarters. Lengt
eight inches.
The Lambs were all bred from Bake
well, the prize Ram Of 1906, and crosse
upon tile last improvements.
The annual Spanish ship from Manil
90 Annoy, has been captured by the BIRTHS
frigate Phaeton, Capt. Wood. The pri2
Is valued on a moderate computation
25O,0OO sterling.