The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-11-03
Worcester County Agricultural Society.
REPORT ON SHEEP.

Your Committee are happy in being able to
say, that compared with former years, the show
OF Sheep has improved both in number and DUAL.
ny. al the Rams presented for premium were
of the fifsl quality. OF the Merino Rams offer
ed, your Committee, after some hesitation, have
given the preference TO Rejoice Newton's Of
Worcester, and accordingly award him the pre-
inIilin for the best Merino Ram, 81. The Ram
offered by Nathaniel c. Moore was considered
TO be nearly, if not quite, equal to Mai New
tons IN quality of wool, but was not as large or
well made The Rams offered by Benjamin N
Child OF Worcester, and William Williams of
Shrewsbury, were first rate as far rs quality Of
wool is concerned, but in size were not quite
as good. The Rams offered by Darius Chase
OF Leicester, and Ebenezer Robbins of Oxford,
were excellent sized and well made, and the
wool OF good quality The Ram offered by
Simeon Burt of Worcester, was q beauti(u Nv
termed animal, and most of his fleece was rery
fine.
The Ewes offered for premium were all cred
liable to the owners. There were two lots offer
ed by Mr.. Williams of Shrewsbury, one for pre-
MUM and one for exhibition. merely. They
were all excellent Sheep, and the interest
evinced by Mr.. Williams, in this portion of our
show, reflects great credit upon him. The
Ewes offered by Maj. Newton and M Child
were OF the first quality and nearly equal in
merit. Those of Mr.. Child, however, were
younger than those of Mr. Newton, and your
committee thought rather the finest wool led
They therefore award to Benjamin N. Child of
Worcester, for the best lot of Merino Ewes.
the society's premium of So. As Mr. Child
is member of the committee, it is proper TO
say, that he had no voice in awarding the last
premium; and, from the circumstance of his
being on the committee, he would not have re.
ceIVed the premium, had not sour committee
been clearly of opinion that his Sheep were the
best woolled, and, considering their age, the best
sized. In awarding the above premiums, your
committee have given the pre- terence to those
Sheep, which they, on the whole, considered
best to breed from, considering that to be the
proper criterion.
OF the Mixed Merino Sheep offered for pre-
MUM, there were three lots of five each. Those
offered by Mr.. Rice of BoyIston, and Darius
Chase OF Leicester, were excellent Sheep
Those OF Mr. Darling, particularly, were good
wooled, but failed in size Nathaniel c.. Moore
OF Worcester, offered five beautiful three quar-.
ter blood Ewes and to him the committee ad.
judge the Soclety's premium Of So.
There were only two Rams of the native
breed, but both were very large and beautiful
Sheep, one offered by Mr. Rice of Boylston-
the other by Nathan Howe of Shrewsbury.
Your committee adjudge the Societys premi.
um OF 50 for the best native Ram to Nathan
Howe OF Shrewsbury; considering the size and
condition Of this kind of Sheep of more conse-
quencc than the quality of wool
or Native Ewes there was only one lot, but
they did great credit to their owner, Mr.. Asa
Rice of Boylston. Your committee award him
the Society's premium Of S4
Ynnr committee have now disposed of al the
premiums within their gift-they are not ms
many as they could wish. or as those have do
served who have contributed to this part of our
show.
In closing their report, your committee most
seriously recommend TO the farmers of the
County of Worcester an increased attention to
the growth of wool. Your committee believe
that the effect of the late tariff upon the i'm
portation OF wool will be such as 10 ensure
good price to the farmer for his wool; and
surely there is no kind Of stock The farmer can
keep so enrichlng to the land. or tho increase
Of which is so profitable
WILLIAM NJ. TOWNE, } Committee
THOMAS BOTTOMLY, on
BENJAMIN N. CHILD, Sheep.