The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-05-26

~" w Aff AAht AAhN ~ tHf tt t-f
ssr4usiiau " ihc Fsfncrs in ihis Co., en-
accuani 81 the stip II biosled sheep and
horse. 10 the state CO.. i.ir year iss3 sPec.
l6ioe the som frota tlse different Counties.
/ ! ~il give q statement II fcw sheep J
have sh1fn ris sPnng, md herc voa.d
fon,rs tlai I Do uoi expect anl 30 10 Rot
lard Go. 30 pay ue the pters have paid
Cor sheep ualcss g. iss connoissrlf, or
Knows wcN tha value q the Mruno
have poid iaf and sold sheep ct $500 each,
and never hrsr been able 10 dispose Of q
sheep even at sl0o too person ~bg we no,
well posted ~ h. the ininnsic value Of the
Memo; nevertheless. u Is fact that Eve
oui OF seven Of the breeders Of THE County
sho claim 70 have good sheep. are do~n
upon the French Moune--probably FOR two
reasons. fins,. an or nearly sil are igno
rant Of the French MeriBo. Second, Il
part are jealous Of their superseding other
Ncrnos, or 10 other WORDS, their own sheep.
Now let me ask why Addison Co. sold
$4,000 worth Of Mcnno sheep in 1853 for
breeding purposes alone, while Rutland Co.
sold only $4,000 worth Cor the same pur-
pose. and Rutland Co. contains more sheep
{ IN number than than Addison Coz will
answer. Addison Co. breeders anticipated
the wants Of fine wool-growers, aud pre-
7 pared themselves accordingly; while Rut-
land Go. wool-groWers say they have as
good sheep a. Addison Co., or good enough.
Now sir, do not want it understood dat
! wish 10 run down the sheep in Rutland
Co, far from tiff il is necessary to do this,
| will leave It fjr some one else. | say
they are good-so were the line Of coaches
from Rutland to Boston, ten years ago
They carried the mails and females through
safe and sound. But what would the pub
lie say il the propnctors Of said Imaginary
coaches at the present day we've constantly
prociaiming TO the patrons of the Railroad,
that it was better to 20 in the old slow
coachi Aud suppose it should be admitted
by some that it were, it is my opinion 1t
would not be very profitable for the coaches.
Just so in the sheep business-it is more
profitable to breed those that will meet the
wants of the community at large, even
though another kiud nigh, be more in ia
vor at former period.
have sold ewes for 5000 and in a year
after have paid 500 for their lambs, and
shall do the same for years TO come-at the
above rates ii would take but two lambs to
pay for sheep.
But, says one, the French Merno is good
for nothing, and he would shoot it if one
came on his premises. There is no need
Of such threats, either by the prejudiced or
1 ignorant, because ii is a well known fact
/ that If they are a nuisance to the country
1 they will run themselves down or out.
contend they have been fairly proved in
/ Addison Co.
But the exceedingly high state of feeling
against them has led many TO examine who
otherwise would not look at them; and the
result must be known from the fact that
they are higher than they were when first
introduced into America, in 1916.
Another says Col. Townsend has good
sheep, and he does not favor your French
sheep. Now sir, would it be reasonable in
me knowing the fact Of his having such to
ask Col. i. To countenance my French
sheep to the injury Of his Spanish sheep !?
| think not. But to my own sheep. have
a number of imported French Merino, and
some native born. | have shorn twenty
four in ALL aud have some left with their
coats OIL, so that may be able to show
them, as almost daily people from different
sections of the country call to see them.
The fleeces are on exhibition at my house
near the Railroad station, where keep a
few sheep.
Six French ewes sheared of pure
unwashed wool of less than
years growth, 1884 lbs
One French buck lamb, fifteen
months old, (pure WOOL 1912"
One Spanish buck that offer to
show against any buck of the
same blood in America, sheared
OF pure wool, 1884
Six buck lambs of French and
Spanish decent, nine months old
having lost part of their wool
on the cars, sbeared 81
Nine Spanish ewes of ten months
growth Of wool, sheared 50
ALvAH JOHNSON, Rutland,
Shearer & Weigher
The weight Of these feeces may moi
seem heavy TO you and others, but wher
you take into consideration their being
shon at tins season Of the year, before tn,
oil or exc issues from the body into tn,
fibre and fleece, it will be fair to suppose
they cannot be excelled for weight of wool
! am too long with this article--in my mex
will show how the farmers Of this Count,
can bring the purchasers of other State.
hire to obtain good horses and sheep at re
munerating prices.
DANIEL KIMBALL.
Rutland, May %, 1851.
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