Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-05-20

which paws the most IN money, receives
in greater degree the attention OF thos'
interested. 1t is very p1or economy ''
contiue this practice in matters OF wool
growing, for il we begin now and continue
to neglect the high attachments we have
secured in this particular. until such time
as the price Of wool shall rise from it'
present low degree and become king
again, we may and probably will by SO
doing, so degenerate our present une race
of sheep, that it will then cost twice the
money and twice the time to bring US
back to where we are to day in relation
to this subject of which | spoke IN a'''
twenty. four sheep we're registered--and
these all fine yOol. And here again
must digress from my direct report
Now it cart be that the coarse wool mel
have left the field aud given up the con-
test-oh no. We only conclude by their
not being here to day that they are away
somewhere making flank movement
so that next year tacy will occupy the
commanding grounds But be that Us IT
NAV. the Z" fne woods would have been
pleased to see them to day. The diplomas
awarded are as follows:
0. H. Cook. of Morristown, for hrs'
best three year old fine wool buck Lyn
don McAllsster, of Stowe. for the second
best three year old fne wool buck. Z, Y.
rwiss, for the second best three year old
6ne ool buck. (Two diplomas were is.
sued in this case for the reason that the
Judges were unable to discover any differ.
ence between the two.) Hiram Dodge, Of
Morristovn. for the third best three yeai
old fine wool buck Orson Hadiey, Of
HYDE Park, for the first best three year
old fine wool eve. 0. H Cook, Of Nor.
ristovn, for second beet three year old
fine wool eve. Solomon Stowe, of Morris
town, tor the first best one year old fine
wool eve. Orson Hadlcy, Hyde Park.
for second best one year old fne wool eve.
Solomon Stowe. of Morristown, for first
best one year old fine wool buck. Solo
mon Stowe, of Morristowu, for first best
two year old fine wool buck. orson Had
ley, of HYDE Park, for first best two year
old fine wool eve.
Mr.. E. d. Mungen, of Middlebu,y. a
very enterprising sheep man, registered 6
yearlings and one three year old eve.
These sheep attracted great deal Of no
tice aud occasioned considerable comment.
II was pronounced by several as very
excellent lot. Several gentlemen from
other counties. who are extensively en-
gagged in wool growing, were on the ground
among them noticed the following /:
L S. Drew. of Burlington; Henry Thorp,
Of Colchester and Messrs Il 8 Rowley,
H. N. Newell, and J L Barstow, Of Shell
burn. These gentlemen expressed them
selves in the most flattering terms as to
the prospects Of Lamoille county relative
to wool growing. On the whole, the af-
fair was of the most pleasing and inter-
esting character, Many neeces of sur
prisiug weight we're tokeDfrom the woody
race" The fleece of Cooks buck weighed
10 pounds, Of McAlster's 20 | 2 pounds
Of Twiss' l6 pounds, and of Dodge's l6
l 2 pounds. MIR Hadley had Lice lit
tie yesrliDg eve, whose CARCASS weighed
forty-six pounds, and its fleece, for a
wonder nearly fourth as much--eleven
pounds, Many more statements Of utter
est might be made but | forbear for want
of time. G. J. LEWIS. Secretary.
Merristown. May 10th, 1868.