American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-06-27


Fon rHE CITIZEN
EpIToR OF THE CITIZEN, Dear Sir :.
Some time last winter the leading wool
growers of our neighborhood formed an
association, for their mutual benefit, called
the sShppery Rock Wool Growers Asso.
citation, and in ftArtherance OF the objects
of the Society, they had a public clipping.
in Centreville, at w. G.. Christley's, on
the 9th of this month, which, we think,
was decided success, and would have
done credit to an old society, accustomed
to getting up exhibitions of the kiad. =
Among the exhibitors we're Mr.. Josiah
Thompson, Joseph kirkpatrick of Mercer
county, John Pisor, Lewis Patterson, j /.
l. Bard, John Bighaui and w. S. Biug-
ham. We believe they were all who had
sheep shorn in competition for the premi-
ums offered. There was large number
of our best farmers present, who seemed
deeply interested in the exhibition, and
many, doubtless, were like myself, surpri-
sed at the quality of the stock exhibited
as they were all fine wooled, beautiful
sheep, showing that more care aud skill
had been given to the Improvement OF
that kind of stock than the majority Of
our farmers had any idea of and being
satisfied that the importance of sheep hus
bandry, to our section of the country
cannot well be overestimated, we hal
with delight all associations of the kind
as calculated to improve our stock ;and
our farms, for they necessarily go together
and when carefully managed, we believe
that sheep pay better, year after year, thar
any other kind of stock, as all the farm
ers of our neighborhood who made it
speciality, have thriven aud we hop,
that the day is not far distant when every
neighborhood will have a similar associa
tion and that there shall be generou
rivalry as to who shall do the most Il
improve our stock, and the productive
ness of our farms.
| The following is list of Premium
and of the successful competition: q
/ 1st. Heaviest Buck Fleece, John Big
ham, Is lbs., Ia lozs. tera, =
| I'd. Heaviest Eve Fleece no entry for il
3d. Heaviest 3-year old Buck Fleece
| Josiah Thompson, Ii lbs, 8 ozs.
I'd best, Joseph Kirkpstrick, 13 lbs
| 4th. Heaviest year old Buck Fleece
i John Bigham, Is lbs, IA oz. .,s.lse
9th. Heaviest 2-year old Eve Fleece--n
entry for it.
9th. Heaviest yearling Buck Fleece, Johl
| Bigham, IL lbs, 3 or. i Hif
I'd best j q. Bard, 8 lbs, Is or. =
7th. Heaviest yearlng Eve Fleece, 10
m siah Thompson, lbs, I oz. y,
I'd best j. /. Bard, 5 lbs, os,
9Th. Heaviest Fleece to weight of body
w. 8. Bingham, Buck Fleece 8 lbs.
9'li IL OF. body SO lbs. n y1 ~
5, I'd best John Bigham, Eve Fleece,
% lbs, 2 OF. body 40 lbs.
The Society is conf dent that they cal
do better the next time, and we hope the
will; and if the members continue Il
display the same energy and skill in thu
improvement of their stock, for time t
come that they have in the past, they
will soon place themselve in the from
rank of those owning fine wooled, heav,
feeeed sheep, and prove themselves pub
Inc benefactors. May the day soon ooms
when by the efforts of this and similar
societies in every neighborhood, Butler
county may take her place as one Of the
best wool growing countries in the State
or in the Union. A. SREcTAToR.s