Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-10-19
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WHITE Posr, Frederick County, Va.
Messrs. Editors:
| IL you believe the following testimony in relation to
the Improvement OF dome site amin all will
be sufficiently interesting toyour readers you will oblge
me by giving II a place in the Virxnidn. The adji-
uona evidence oil some oil our nsgstrates would have
been entirely unnecessary in county-it is in
tended as more satisfactory proof where retired lar
mers are but little known.
Respectfully,
! Your obg. Il and oht. servant,
| RICHARD X. MEADE
| i do hereby certify that have this day seen the fol-
lowing parcels OF wool very carefully and accurately
weighed from the superb flock Of Richard X. Meade,
Esq oil FEEDER k county, Va 10 wt--Sl Hveces OF
young $50 lbs NV rage S Ia .b.-2S nsecys Of
AVERAGE VT. OF 62 sheep l-5 lbs The entire parcel
oil wool is OF vcy superior quality, most Of it of extra
In hne understandable order. III. S. TURNER.
June 81. 1880.
attended Mr.. Meade's shee airing and have no
doubt OF the correctness OF the above certificate ]
| saw neeces OF the young ewes -iehed which were
ever 10 lbs. have leDg been acqusn ed with Mr.
Meade's flock and am well onvineed of their very
great improvement under his management
PHILIP NELSON.
do hereby certify that was prc.en, when large
proportion OF the above mention d sheep W. shorn,
and that am well assured from personal and psrcu
lar observation OF IN. entire aud minute rorrecres o,
the lore going statement in relation at to the qusn.
t,y and quality OF the wool 90 further certify
that ~ own flock Of sheep affords most manifest and
oholu'ive p' oo Of he very g'eat aud immediate bene
ht re'uiiDs from the crosses Of Mr.. Mrsde's rams on
orr ordii AIRY ewes, the progeny derived from ihs
cross has yielded nearly double the quantity OF wool
formerly yielded by my sheep, aud arbrr
have in some n.ances afforded from III 81 10 IL l-2
lbs. Of wool in quality abuGdany 6nc Tor any domestic
use whatever +. f. NELSON.
| In the month OF June 1928. purchased of Richard
X Nerd ram OF hts Frede 'ick breed weighing los
lb-hrece # oxcscnt wool after the tags w,re care
fully removed II lbs. have hi. spring .born fifty
l'mbs by said ram, AZ Of which shc aTed on my
farm, averaging . lbs-the remaining three being
the invest ut The males ware given 10 sons-two
shearing 10 lbs. each the other b-my former stock
OF sheep 10 any from the Fred- rick
breed with their naked legs and bellies produced oily
4 ON 3 to IL lbs. oil wool washed the back; but
may be- proper 10 remark that take bser care of
my sheen than formerly. JOHN KERFOOr
Pro'il,nce, July 9Th. 1880.
We,hr 'rsgred justices oftbs peace Of The coun.
ty OF Frederick and State OF Virginia being we'll ac.
quai"ted with The above certifying gentlemen farmers
believe their statements 10 he rue, from their well
known reputation rs men and farmers, well as ironI
our own generak kno ledge ol In. facts themselves
Given undef our hands this 24lh Augu.t 1890
JOHN PAGE, DAVID MEADE
ROBT VANCE JAMES BAKER
Th'sis TO certify that | have been employed by Ri
his Frederick sheep and in the nee OF the sana
so many were the subjects in point m aud appear
ance, though marked by their pecuiisre- that tho said
Meade cared to he much at loss VIII ca 10 select
as model either from the from the rams.
VIM. n. FAIRFAX
Leesburg, Va. Sept. 81, 1880.
BY the admission OF the Rsv. Bishop Meade (whos.
testimony Is more willingly and appropriately afforded
10 mere important race of animaie)-7 lbs OF wool
has b. for sens years shorn from 80 200 ,heep
yielding such wool ba. averaged in the last Is or is
q cen mar His flu. h.. h.a