The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-05-25

majority, as might be expected where
an association is made up mostly of
breeders of national reputation.
were some two hundred animals
shown In the three classes of fine
sheep, exhibited principally by
f. Townsend, Ray Bros, Brunson g.
Mariner, Short Bros, J. J. Brainard,
H. Sherman, S. b. Lusk, =. & q. F..
Martin, W. G. Markham, S. Griswold,
s. Hillman and S. Briggs. In the
Delaine class, J. w. Hardy showed a
few fine ones, and the single Silesian
sheep shown belonged to Walter Cole.
The style and quality of all the animals
were excellent, each pen showing the
skill of the breeder in his own special
direction. The sheep in the pens
belonging to Ray Bros. bore indica-
lions unmistakable to the skillful eye,
that their main object is to get heavy
fleeces of medium length all over the
animals. which are short-legged, |
blocky and well-wrinkled. On the
other hand, Mr.. J. w. Hardy's sheep
| were bred for length of staple, and free
in a great measure from wrinkles. Mr..
s. b. Lusk's flock .(mainly the get of
| Addison) are well-wooled all over, but
like their sire, have longer legs than
some prefer. This style of sheep seems
to suit sheep men at the West and
| South, and Addison's get are very
hardy and uniform in appearance, and
heavy shearers. E. Townsend likes a
sheep square and low down, but of
| great surface-without too many
wrinkles, and yet a heavy shearcr. His
sheep show his taste and skill, and his
good judgment in selecting rams. His
present stock ram is Smuggler, which
took the first prize last year at the Yer
mont State Fair. and also won sweep
stakes at this show. Smuggler is very
low, square, carrying the length OF
fleece we'll under the belly and on the
legs, and will be a heavy sheep when
he gets his growth. Mr.. It. spent much
time and money in the search for a
sheep of that style, and found among
the best breeders in Vermont quite a
tendency towards breeding more near.
ly after the Hammond style than has
been fashionable since the introduction
Of the large French sheep many years
ago.
All the sheep shown were we'll
wooded on the bellies and legs, most of
them having a close, long cap over
their faces, and the breeders present
from the West and from Vermont
united in saying that the show of
Merinos could not be excelled any,
where in the Union. Any breeder,
however skillful and particular, could
here find sheep that would cross with
benefit on his own flock.
F. d. Ward and J. Landon showed
some fine Cotswolds P. Lynch had
some fair South-Downs, and Joseph
Harris of Moreton Farm, near
Rochester, brought for exhibition only
some pure Cotswolds, and some grade
Cotswolds and Merinos. In the same
pen.with a Merino eve weighing about
sixty pounds, were her daughter by q
pure Cotswold ram, and this last ewes
daughter, also by a pure Cotswold. The
half-blood eve will weigh about one
hundred and fifty pounds, and the
three-fourths Cotswold will weigh owe
two hundred pounds. The sheep have
all been kept together, and show what
may be done by an owner having a
flock of fine-wooled ewes, near a
market where a great demand exists
for mutton. Mr.. Harris says that after
the sheep get to be three-fourths Cots
. void, the increase in size is less notice
able. A three-fourths Cotswold lamb
in the pen, which was only two months
old, weighed fifty-two pounds.
The Cotswolds were all excellent
specimens of the breed, but too few In
number TO excite much enthusiasm.
This might be said of the South-Downs
shown, with the additional note that
they were only ordinary animals of the
breed, useful as showing the compare
tive ease with which these sheep keen
:. in good condition with less, perhaps,
than ordinary care.
Premiums were awarded as folio US
z SHEEP BRED YoR WEIGHT OF FLEECE.
t Rams-3 years and over.-l. Ray Bros. a
Ashley; 2. ]. j. Brainard; 3. A. Good. 2 years
i. Ray Bros; 2. Martin Bros. 3. Z. Townsend,
J | vaar-1- Martin Rros . y Ranpatt pros q D.
Bros. "
Ewes-3 years de-. Martin Bros. 2. S.
J Griswold; 3. Short Bros. 2 years.. Ray Bros. ;
+ 2. Z. Townsend; 3. S. d. Lusk. l year,. Z.
Townsend; 2. S. Briggs; 8. Brunson 4 Mariner.
SWepstakes.-Ram, 4. Townsend; eve, Ray
Bros; Is sheep, Z. Townsend; ram and 10 of his
r progeny, 8. B. Lusk.
SHEEP BRED FOR FIsEsEss OF WOOL.
Rams-2 years.. Walter Cole; l year, l.
Brunson 4 Mariner.
EWss-3 years-E. Townsend; 2 years, l. Raw
Bros; l year, l. E., Townsend.
Swspstake'.-Ram, W. Cole; eve, IL. Town
! send.
SHEEP BRED FOR LENGTH OF WOOL.
Rams-3 years.. II. Sherman; 2 and 8. Short
Bros; ! year,. E. Townsend; 2. S. Briggs; 8,
E. Steele.
Rwss-3 years.. ]. ]. Brainard; 2. Raw
Bros. 2years-l. Z. Townsend; 2. S. b. Lusk
8. Short Bros. 1 year,. S. Briggs; 2. s. b.
! Lusk; 3. ]. ]. Brainard.
Swespstakes.-Ram. K. Townsend; fram and
progeny, Short Bros.
coTswoLDs.
All the premiums in this class went to Frank D.
Ward, except that on a yearling ram, which went
to ]. ]. Landon.-CO Country Gem.
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