The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-10-12
SALE OF
SAXON 2H1nJnP
MYTH view, among Other

WITH view, among other
w things, Of relieving ourselves from the
trouble OF private applications and frequent
examinations Of our flock for the accommoda-
ton of individual purchasers, we propose 10
sell by Auction, at
NORTHAMPTON. (JNass.) on Wednesday.
The 26M day Of October ner.,
being the day of the Annual Cattle Show and
FAR for the Counties of Hampshire, Franklin,
and Hampden,)
IS Half-blood SAXON BUCKS, coming two
and three years old,
SO Half do. do. EWES, same age,
70 Ihree-quarters do. do. BUCKS, LAMBS.
Not having contemplated public sale, and
Tor that purpose taken samples of the wool Of
tnese sheep, that we can transmit for the in
spection of gentlemen at distance, we ven-
ture TO give them, as substitute, our assur-
ance and warranty, that they are fully equal To-
me od1On Sheep lately sold al Brighton
Our original stock was purchased many
years ago from the best Spanish fiocks, and
win lew exceptions from the Paular, Montar-'
co, aud Negrete, and they have been kept
with great care upon the farm, and under the
immediate inspection of one of the propiietors
ever SINCE. They are without any mixture of
blood with The native sheep, and have been
pred TO as much perfection as the most care
iui management was able to accomplish,
oreeoing with reference TO the fneness and
uniformity of the fleece. The sheep which
we oIler Tor sale are the progeny of one of the
TWO first Saxon Bucks brought into the United
States, the choice of these Bucks and the hest
ulat we nave seen OF any subsequent imports-
.ion, ana our BEST Egves. Our object in send
ing lot MN was to get Buck of equal fine
ness wtn our own sheep, and superior if we
rouiu, tnereby to obviate the necessity of
breeding an and an. The cross has exceeded
our expectations, and produced race of sheep
not surpassed IN quality of wool, with even
ness OF neece and beauty of form, by any
sneep IN the country, whether Saxon or not.
mat nave la;len under onr observation. II is
the oneness and perfection of the fleece that is
sousni, and breeding in and in is uniavorable
10 tne OBJECT. The flock will soon DO at a
staha, IL not retrograde. Now we are conf
cent that we can afford to the proprietors of
nocKs me same Advantage Of a cross breed in all
US oe'aefc'dl results, which they are now pur-
chas,ng by importations from Saxony; for il
inc oeneht OF cross can he secured from
equdHy J'ne sheep of pure .Merino flock, it is
- ~ soit va consequence Wn6re the sheep
come from. The SarOn sheep are the .MeTi-
no-some of them bred TO great perfection.
Nevertheless many Of those which we have
examined are inferior animals, and would be
rejected by careful breeder as worthless
and the high price of Saxon wool is more ow-
ing TO the careful selection of fleeces that are
sent to foreign markets, and the rejection of
the coarse fiocks, and great attention to clean
illness, than to any other cause.
We have no wish to discourage the impor-
tation Of Saxon sheep, much less TO iniure
present propretots; for, notwithstanding the
amount paid by them, they will find their ac-
count IN the purchase. Still the stock produc-
ed will be as valuable for any flock not ilnme-
dlately Of the same origin as their own, other
things being equal, as the imported sheep that
cost hundreds.
0T The sheep viii be numbered, and may
be examined the day before the sale. Cata-
logues furnished, and sale free.
&c. BATES,
SAMUEL HENSHAW.
northampton, Mas. Sept. IA, 1926. eop3t