Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-05-13
Vermont Sheep g. Sheep Raisers'

Vermont sheep are becoming famed
he world over. In fact they are unsur-
passed and in proof of this we need only
refer to THE great exhibition at Ham
burg last July. Mr.. George Campbell
of Westminster, exhibited at this fair
twelve Spanish Merino Sheep which
came into competition with sheep from
Guernsey, France, Austria and Prussia
The committee of award, consisting OF
eighteen noblemen and gentlemen,award'
ed the first and second prizes to MIR.
Campbell. The German newspapers ex-
pressing dissatisfaction at the award
sweepstakes premium OF $l00 was pro-
posed by the Americans, open to all the
previous competitors, the award to be
made by new committee, selected oy
the German Association of the exhibl-
ton. The offer was published, posted,
and circulated in the German tongue a.
monc the breeders and others, but MIR.
Campbell made the only entry, thus rem
dering the triumph of Vermont sheep
absolute and undeniable. Thereupon the
German press became enthusiastic IN
praise of Americans and American
sheep. Mr.. Campbell is one the most
successful sheep raisers we have IN the
State. He keeps between three and four
hundred sheep on his farm, whose aver
age unwashed feeces weigh about nine
pounds. Those exhibited at Hamburg
were housed nearly year previous
Housed sheep, Mr.. CAMPBELL says, have
finer, whittier, better and longer wool thar
those exposed to storms.
The Springfield Republican publishes
an extract from letter from an eminent
agriculturist and member Of the Massa
chusetts Board of Agriculture who late
ny took lock at the sheep of Mr.. Edwin
Hammond, OF Middlebury. From it We
gather some interesting facts which can
not fail to be of interest to our readers
AFR. Hammond has about one hundred
and forty sheep. He commenced focf
of pure Spanish Merinoes about twenty
years ago, by purchase from MIR
Stephen Atwood of Waterfowl, CT
The sheep were of the Humphrey i'm
portation of 1902. He has bred in and
in, never going out OF his own flock fol
sire or dam. AS bis flock increases he
sells the culls, and occasionally good
one, but never the best. At the time oil
the rage for French and Silesian meri-
ones, MIR. Hammond tried each with q
view to test the comparative merits Of
the three breeds, keeping bis stock o.
Spanish pure at all times, and finally Civ
ing up all for them. Mr.. Hammond solo
six culls in the fall for 5000 each. Ha
been offered $4,000 for an undivided hal
of his buck Sweepstakes. Merrill Bing
ham of Cornwall says he will give MI
Hammond $4,000 for his buck Col
Drop. Mr.. Hammond has the last sea
son charged IS per eve, ne warrant, 10
the use of his best bucks, one of whic
served three hundred ewes. Ha sal
that his bucks were too much crowdet
and that he shall charge $40 the comm
o season. Sells his buck lambs from on
to one thousand dollars each. MIR. v
Jefferson of SALISBURY, VT, says
was authorized to pay Mr.. Hammer
=, $4,000 for twenty-eight eve lambs
Mr.. Hammond had previously refuse
, $4,000 for them, and held them no
y, at $4,000. He has flock of fit
ba young bre eding, ewes which will averaI
- about 100 pounds each from which
=; expects to show an average OF II poun
:. of wool each, unwashed, at the next eli
Those ewes are considered by many pc
sons the best flock of fifty ewes in t
e
:. world. -Four hundred dollars each wou
not buy the poorest of them. Mr.. Be
~ tom above alluded to paid Mr. Hammo
$1,000 for two ewes last fall and the
were NOT the best and $2500 wou
i. not secure the pick Of one from Il
g flock.
-, There are several other gentlemen
r. Vermont who are extensively engag
10. in the sheep business, among whom {
-. Eben Bridge, of Pomfret, Ezra Nee
:, of Shellburne, Edward Stowell, of Coz
. wall, who thinks his sheep are equal
those of Edward Hammond. r.
~. Samson Of the same place, and 9th
-. whose names we do not now recall. I
90 Silas G. Holyoke, A. M. Clark, of
Adams, and others in this town and col
=. ty are also devoting their attention
md sheep raising; and have some very
the specimens of sheep which are hardly S
at passed by those we have above enum
JUL ated.-S. Aibons Messenger.
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