The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-01-29
SHEEP MEN AND THEIR FARMS.

SHEEP MEN AND THEIR FARMS.
A correspondent Of the Springfield
Onion gives some very complimentary
notices Of the farms and farmers of this
county. From letter Of recent date
we extract the following about some of
our Rich,ille friends -
BissEL. FARM, RIcnyILLr, Dec. %, 1896.
The isscll Fatnr is Wiley known az n stock
farm of the ir,t GLASS; not only for sheep ras-
ing. but for cattle and choi,e brec 6 of swine
aud poultry. Any one that attended the New
England agricultural fairs in Springfield, Mass,
Concord, n. H., and Brattrboro, Vt will re
collect the tine display Of fowls male by +. n.
hisscll, Esq the present proprietor OF this farm
and to have noticed the many premiums award
ed him On sheep, Mr. experience and
success has placed him in the front rank of his
competitors in this town The last United
states ag icu'turNl fair hell at ,lncnnsti, o
in 1870, awarded to lin the first premium on
Spanish nerinos and mixed suars HIS huck
now INSISTS Of 100 Of this saue breed and u
which he 10 justly proud. This gentleman
1t rted for . esi last week WI Ii twenty sew
en- fac ewes Of his own bIeeding; he alho took
cut his stVc- buck, Monitor" sired by q OLD
Sweepstakes " AMI bred by f. win hammond
Esq, of Midd,cbury To sho~ the quality Of
the 81 eep, | have the fact from puUiishc au-
Il orty, that five Of his -year.oll ewes shear
81 at onc shearing, si1ty-scyen ounls Of wool
on n growth of five days less than one year
/ This, considering they were no more than or
d"narily' Kept NJ, can be considered AZ among
/ the biggest statements on record The hue.
Monitor has numerous progeny in this yicirit.
aud has proved one Of the best. Mr.. B.ssell
also h rs in company with his father, 5 l.. Bis
sell, Esq, at the fathers farm in Mddlcbury,
nineteen pure booded ewes of the finest quail
ity, and one yearling buck, " ile-q Wake
which are among the best specimens oc. YER
mont lnfthtalocs.' he junior 4 sssl! has my
thanks f'r lis generous hospitality AMI many
favUrs shown Inc.
| dtEMAS CUTTING AID son.
At this farm found everything pertaining
10 shcep IN the best OF order, mig ut be ex pect-
ell Of n man who has made the sheep business
Shis own Tor the past twenty-five years, rs has
the senior partner Ct this firm Both father a d
son devote their entire energ cs in cndeavoring
to bring the Spanish meriuo sheep to ~ near
perfect n as can be reached in this country,
AND III this respect have probably ne Ichcl as
high point Ms " any other man. Il san
ford, Esq, Of Orwell Vt well knorn ~
sheep-m II, imported what he considered some
choice blcoded sheep iron the oil country; but
after thoroughly t,sti them became con, inc
cd OF their comparative wOrthcssne,s, disno. cd
OF Il EN- AMI purchased, in 81, of the Mcs.rs
utlng y Brother, twenty-scyen ewes for one
undred dollars per head winch was, 10 to
that time, considered the largest sale o: sheep
ever nadc il this country his firm, ia q a.,
sold over seven thousand dollar. worth Of sheen
and wool from their flock, and as they, Ike al
hrst class eep raisers will not art with their
best stock. This statement goes TO prove tina, il
the laboIer Is worthy OF his hire, he is pref
~ sur to get in tie sheep business Of Vermont
Luttlny n Son have now one OF the finest flock
IN this or any other tate, which for unif Irm-
ity excel many Of the tucks lave examined.
1t consists Of he hundred an Ghv, and &C
cOrdinS 10 its numbers il all that the proprie-
tors cain Tor Il, e AZ good r. I best. Ono
yearllng buck which from its many excellent
qualities they have nam d &c, ON 1inAtiun' lie
deserves more than passing noti c, is truly a
spe did animal aad noble specimen Of tn.
Thoroughbred Spanish merino bu5s Three
thousand dollars has already bee offered and
refused tr this an NAL and as the prupreturs
believe him to be worth much to themselves
as to any other party they have refused even
TO name aprict anI Their 10 whore their 'ho.l.
are clear.
HENRY IASCOM ESQ,
Has small collection sheep, whlch is ac-
knoN!edged by all sheep men to TIC u fine flock
One year ago he sold from his flock tw gearing
ewes for four hundred dollars each these ewes
were twins rcarei by their own dam aud in
connection with three other eve, took the first
premium at the ! state wool growers A.
scciation at their annual public shcsring last
sJring. The flock numbers now about forty
HARRISON A. FOOrE, ESQ,
of Middlebpry, VI is one Of the best judges
aud dealers in the stock ofany who travel west
with sheep. lie annually makes about four
trips and is always successful in selling out
whatever II mbei he takes with him Wherever
he has once been over the road, he can repeat ,
and be always welcomed y reliable sheep
broker His repua alton for honesty and fair
dealing on the route he travels, i. "aboye par 4"
Nr. +. starts for Washington county Penn
next week taking with him flock of splendid
pure-blooded >pahish merino elves, which must
prove valuable acquisition to the tlocks in that
section of he country. For valuable inform
alton IL A. Foote Of idllebury. would he a
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