Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-10-09

first beams of tho sun. aud see If the day
we're to be propituous. or not. Fair maidens
were carly up and decorated for their lovers
and for the Fair. But clouds soon intcrvcn-
cd. and dampcr fell upon their spirits. as
we'll as ON the dusty roads briefly, how
ever. did the rain fall twas only passing
clouds. dropping tears Of bcncyolcnce on the
parched and mcaly ways, and cooling them
and the air, to increase the enioymcnts of the
visitors at the Fair The bright sun soon
appeared. the breeze was fresh and cool, and
on the green hills. away from the buzz of the
crowd, the day was perfect and inspiring.
All being ready for a commencement of my
lebors, entered upon them with pleasure,
first by an
EXAMINATION OF rHE SHEEP.
During this examination had the pleasure
of the intelligent remarks of Mr.. GroRcE
CAMrBELL. of West Westminster, VT. an
importer and successful breeder of some of
the best sheep in the country. Mr.. Camp
bell went abroad and selected his stock with
nice discrimination, and has kept it pure with
unrcmitting care. We found in the pens
first visited. Cotswod and halfCotswold,
presented by D. Baldwin, and John Melon,
Of Montpelier. and j. Norton, Of Chelsea
magnificent animal,-he has weighed $50
pounds, shcarcd Is lbs Of fine wool and
when his full grown coat was ON, could not
pass between two stakes set three feet apart,
without rubbing each side lie is decidedly
the finest animal Of that breed we have ever
seem Mr.. b. docs not keep many sheep his
efforts being to improve, rather than multiply
his flock lie cuts 100 tons of the best quail
ity hay on forty acres Of moving. recently re-
claimed from barrcnness. My visit TO his
farm was one of much interest and profit
There were mixed sheep, by j. b. Spencer,
of Windsor a fine pure Spanish buck, by
Joseph Harwood, and large collection Of
spanish Mernos by S. i. aud $. Wheat of
Pntney; fine ONfordshires by i. Town, OF
Montpelier. and French Merinos by J. llamil-
ton of Bridport The Messrs. Winterbot-
tom. of Lacule. c. f.. had good collection
of Southdowns and Cotswolds. The finest
collection we saw was that Of Daniel Kimball
of Rutland among them were five OF the
best French Morino ewes over saw; he in
formed me that their fleeSos in May averaged
thirteen pounds, which he sold at forty cents
a pound. lie had also three noble bucks.
docile as kittens whose hoeces ranged from
sereatecn to trcniy-lopr pounds. examined
their wool and found it almost as fine and
soft as thistle's down The mutton of
these eight sheep, when well fattcd, he thought
would reach a weight of 80 Co 20 lbs. quar-
ter. and he said. is tender, juicy and delici-
GUS The bucks command prices ranging be-
tween 5000 and $500. and the owes bring a
bout $50 each These animals were either
originals or descendants of Campbell impor-
tation. Mr.. j. H. Post, Rutland, had mixed
Spanish and French. William Dinsmorc,
mixed blood. Henry Giddings, Fairfax, Span
ish Merinos. and Erich, Sudbury, six bucks,
pure Spanish Mcrinos
cannot forbcar to remark here, that those
who object to scientific farming, ought to con-
trast the products of these sheep with those
of the sheep raised within the memory OF
many who are keeping sheep to-day. With
in my recollection, mutton that weighed 20
pounds per quarter was considered unusually
heavy and fine; now we learn that these
sheep, by proper management, that Is, by
Ll,oi0ing hoio do do Il, bring quarters that
weigh 40 lbs, and at tho same time of the
most delicate and rich quality In England,
fifty years ago, the common mutton reached
only to fifteen or twenty pounds quarter
while now, by the efforts of Blackwell and
others it often reaches siriy pounds a quar-
tor, and am informed oy MT balu"lh the
Cotswold reaches 80 pounds a quarter ana
is considered by competent Judges inc flch-
est and most wholesome meat brought upon
the table 1t IS occasionally brought TO thlS
country, packed IN ice during the winter sea-
son, and is esteemed rare dehcacy Among
the sheep observed some hall dozen oil inc
rat Tai variety. The BODY OF TINS singular
animal is thin head neck and legs small an'
1t is covered with something much more re-
sembling the hair OF dog than the wool oil
sheep. But the most singular part oil the an
imal is its tail which is monstrous protu'
berance OF fat, weighing, should Judge a
least t'oenty pounds OF course 1t Is not
tan TO Whisk on mes Wltn ] ieai" Una
many years ago when WEIGH y 90. went u
the Cape of Good Hope for Wild ANIMALS Z
replenish their menagere' they put ON boar
large number OF these sheep TO leeu then
with on the passage home They were ne
" made IN YAM puI oil what use they are DC
slde the one nave mehtloheu' anu pa'llPel
ing the rufian dogs which dcpOpulatC GU
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