, 1840-06-06
WHOLE NUMBER 346.

we will refer TO the phrenologists, and We
hope that some of them will examine the sub
ject, and report before the next cattle-show.
II is to be presumed that there will be
found a great depression of the organ Of de-
structiveness, and an unusual elevation Of the
organ of sheepishness.
A sheep should be judged OF like a dandy,
by the fineness of bis coat. We beg pardon
OF the sheep for the comparison-but it is so
apt! In both cases, the coat is the most i'm
portant part Of the animal. What is a sheep
good for without a fleece. and what is a dan
.dy good for without a coat!
Some Of the sheep examined by your
committee were of a superior quality. They
were of different bloods of Merino, Dishley,
and Saxony, mixed with that of the native
sheep. None, however, were presented with
a golden fleece, like that which Jason obtain
ed in the celebrated Argonautic expeditions;
and IT is the opinion of your committee that
that species of sheep is entirely extinct; at
least, 1t is unknown in the county of Wor-
cester. We think that if another should be-
in these days, it would be kept TO
perpetuate the stock, instead Of being sacri-
feed to either Jupiter or Mars; and that
enough would be found to contend for the
fleece, even though guarded by the bulls with
brazen hoofs and horns, and the armed men
aud the sleepless dragon.
Your committee can express no opinion as
to the best mixtures of blood for the WOOL
grower to obtain. That must be determin-
ed by a variety of circumstances. In con-
nexion with this subject, however, we will
mention a very excellent suggestion of a
good armers wife, somewhere in Vermont,
who, having been put to some inconvenience
to procure some cotton to mix with her wool
for domestic manufacture, advised her hus-
band to get n cotton ram so that they might
have cotton and wool ready mixed from their
own flock.
Your committee awarded 10 Thomas w.
Ward the premium of seven dollars for the.
best Merino ram. No other ram was pre-
sented that, by the rules of the society, could
be considered as his competitor. Four Sax
- ,--.~ -Etv presented by Rejoice New
ton, Esq, of Worcester; but rs no premium
IS offered by the society for Saxony bucks,
We can merely certify to all whom it NAV
concern, that they had very fine wool and
very large horns.
The best Merino ewes were presented bv
Francis Strong and Charles Had
win, OF Worcester. and your committee &C.
cordIngly awarded to them the premium of
eight dollars, which is offered by the society.
premium Of four dollars for the next
best MerIno ewes, was awarded to William
Thompson, Of Oakham. The wool of these
ewes was OF a very superior quality, and
had some appearance of being a mixture of
Merino and Saxony.
The only mixed Merino sheen nrasen+o3
Tor premium were FIVE ewes belonging to-
Thos. w. Ward, of Shire wsburv. They
4 mixture Of Merino and BakewelI
breeds, and, both on account of their size
md the quality of the wool, entitled the own.
n IN the opinion of the committee, to the
Of five dollars, which was accor-
awarded to him.
The premium of five dollars for the best
latIve ram was awarded to HolIon MAYNARD.
Norihboro.' This ram is reputed to be-
wo years Old, and though he had rather a
auton headed expression, was, on the whole,
very fine fellow, and did no discredit to
he place of his nativity.
Marshall Pratt, of Oxford, presented q
,rge and very fine looking ram, which your
found casting Sheep's cues at a
%eauiitul Dishley eve in the same pen. The
allant fellow was a little disturbed by our
luckinga lock Of wool from his side an ex-
of which satisfied the committee
nat, instead of being purely native, he had
ome mixed blood.