The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-15
SHEARING FESTIVAL.
First Annual Ehearing Festival Of1se
Wool Hollow Association.

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Wool Hollow Association. f
EDrrOEs LzADES3 The first annual,
shearing Festival Of the Wool Hollow AS
ISOLATION took place attSe residence of Mr.
NJ. HSskins, in Kirkland, on the 81 day of
June.
The Association takes its name from 8
locality comprising Chardon, Munson and
Chester in Geneva county, and Kirkland in
Lake county, and portions Of other town
ships, and is known TO wool buyers and
others as Wool Hollow.
Superior grade sheep have prevailed in
this locality for years, and wool has been
the chief article of production, Grade
sheen, however, are rapidly making way
for full blood Spanish stock, 90 that now
the Aocks of nearly sIl wool growers are,
composed entirely OF in part of full bIoods,
I The Association was organized the
present season and Is q success.
Competition is open to sll; the sheep
in all cases to be shorn on the day Of exbi-
bition.
The attendance at the festival was num-
bered by hundreds Of gentlemen and near
" an equal number of ladies. A bountiful
dinner upon a table oae hundred feet long
supple d the wants of theinner man "with-
out money and without price" Theisdies
having IN charge, for the association, this
essential element of success, deserve the
highest praise. Though the table was Re.
peatedly crowded the generous supplies Of
s~ubstantials and Injuries exceeded the de
maud. Appropriate speeches were made
by the President D.W8 Garfield, Esq, and
Messn. Geer of gainesville, Harmon q
Kirkland, and others. -.,z.
The exercises were opened promptly at
nine o'clock, and the click Of half q score of
shears continued until shutdown ; yet the
entries we're SO numerous that all sheep in
Glass four, or middle wool, snd the ewes in
Glass one, or full blood merino, were not
called for want of time.
Experienced wool growers from abroad
expressed the highest satisfaction as to the.
quality of the sheep and the deep interest
manifested by all in attendance -
The whole number of entries Wss LOG.
Full Blood 1890. ...... ST.
Grade Merino
Other ..--s.-'.-.. .~-...-..Z'.
The following is the list of premiums
awarded: mid iosurj.
cLAss NO. /; FULL BLOOD MBRIEo
,. Weight OF Weight Of Age Of
CARCASS. fleece. fleece.
Best buck ! yer old sGZl los 1254 lbs Il mos.
Cd best luck year old es5lIbs Is lbs Il mos.
Sd best buck / year old ssK lbs . lbs 81 mos
Best BUCK : year. Old sE5Ibs ID lbs II mos
ID rest buck 2 Yrs old 9711 lbs Ig4Ibs 1T6mo,
Sd bSst buck 2 y'rsOld 1O6 lbs lsKBs 1gKm mos
U. O.. Camp. -
and 'yer Ia5NTbs asHIb, nH mes
and over IaNIbs IsKlb 1L6m
w smith. n.4t-
and over IOsXlbs rTKIbs I1NnOs
T. Martiuda'e. r.. -E -t
CLASS go. 2, FINE WOOL GRADED SHEEP.
Weight Of Weight Of Age OF
caTcGss- fleece. he, oe:
Best 2ewes over 1 y'r o+,
E. B. Kingsley. d
q s Sssf : sls d''' over sem M.sx -
Best : ear iag ew4u so SO 81 81 aH
D. " Candeld- 1u -.H ftsl- r-T.
q ~ =, : wearing eq4oex sx,ls' soil
-
q .r Vest : '''.nns .s4.sg4 M,sx
Best year ling buck IS 4
DIV. Garfield. va
% best y arling buck $50 9
NJ baskini.
Sd best yesriiDg buck 81
A. Pep ION .
Best buck over l y'r old 11lA IA
J. 4. Wells.
oLAss NO. 8.
Bos.Ions wyvl TUCK Ir-7z rpo o54IL. -
Z. N. Mnnson.
CLASS 5-swEEPsTAKEs. rf
Weight Of Weight of Age Of
Best buck Of any age ii5I lbs aSI Ii. IL N
Z b. Kings ey.z ~ r.f".....
I'd best back q sqy age % lbs ls lbs sf
Sd best buck Of any age 1C5 lbs IsK lbs 19K m
B. o. Camp. -.
Di' CT 5n p emium IN n. 1s,L
George Allen.
Discretionary premium
Of So, 1 buck 103A lbs III lbs
T.. Martindale.
The committee on Sweepstakes report
that in view of the rare merits, Iepresen-
tations of keeping and other considerations
by which we were governed, find it diff
cult to assign a proper place in the grade
of merit to the entries of George Allen and
I. Msrtindale, and thence recommend the
above discretionary premiums.
GLASS NO. 6.
best enehtlDg MARKELL
"a bet = Dsggett
Sd Ed Billings
CLASS NO. Z.
Best Going up wool------"--~..-;S. Dsggett
I'd Otst s.....-...--~.....A. X King Icy
All shoep exhibited were unWashed ex-
cept the long wool buck in Glass No. 8.
A S. RICHARDS. Secretary.
kirkland, Ohio, June g., 1865. II