Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-10-10

Stearns also made an exhibit Of Merinos. T. w.
Farwell, twenty-nine head Of Merinos u. s. Fol
som showed q fine lot Of Merinos also, and w.
Swan, A. f.. Fuller added TO the show OF this
breed-the entire collection Of Merinos being the
best we have seen this season. Cotswolds were
not at all behnd-S. P, Durkee, G. W Flagg, II.
c. Kibbee, and Martin Ordway contributing to the
excellent display of this breed Charles Magoon,
Orange, was on hand with ifty-four head of
Cotswolds and Leicesters, which he drove forty
miles for the purpose Of exhibiting them We
have before commented on this excellent collec-
ton, aud no further comment is necessary now.
II. A. Flanders and W T. elliott made credtable
displays of sheep. II. O. Smith had several pens
of Southdowns which were excellent specimens Of
that breed; and c. d. Sanborn made good show
ing Of the same c. B. Fiste had good showing
Of Merinos
The committee on Merinos, through their chair
man, made some valuable suggestions to the
sheep breeders; and we give them here for the
benefit Of that class Of our readers
We would urge upon exhibitors and all flock
masters, the Importance of not substituting oil for
wool The tide seems set in that direction We
find Merinos gradually growing smaller, finer
uphtu III many VI tnt hp'hN III iaiSb'ih ''ih'he'
All breeders of sheep and other stock should re-
member that what is worth doing at all is worth
doing well, and it is no credit to any man to be
able to say, Ny sheep have not been cared for;
they take care Of themselves" Good care and
good keeping will make good stock look we'll
Your committee are of the opinion that it is not
always iudcious for the breeder Of grade Merinos
In breed too fine eeces or too fine bone In grddo
sheep the coarser wool mdy be the better one; and
no grade sheep, particularly grade ram, can he
sold for large price for breeding purposes. Con-
sequently strong, healthy sheep of fthree-fourths
or seven-eighths Merino and one-fourth one
eighth Cotswod would he more profitable for the
average farmer or keeper Of sheep.
The show of poultry was extensive. Crayton
Belknap had some fine Aylesbury and Pekin
ducks on exhibition Dr. T. Bacon Chelsea, had
some meritorious turkeys. J. +. Prince was on
hand with fine specimens OF Plymouth Rock
chicks, and H. A. Flanders with some splendid
geese. J. w. Camp, East Bethel, exhibited two
pairs of ducks, and H. c. Kibbee and Charles
Jones made good display of geese,--the latter
also having some good ducks. c. B. Fislle had n
good lot of LeghOrns and other fowl Corwin Il
Noyes, Chelsea, and ]. NJ. IaclSman, Barre, had n
splendid collection embracing some good speci-
mems OF ducks, spangled hampurgs' Plymouth
Rocks, Brown LeghornS' MEXICAN b'ue pane' etc'
s. p. and George W. Durkee had good display
OF Brahmas, spanish ana oeaoright iowi' H. T.
Aooott ana IT, u hiopee, brooNneiui l'u e"c'' II
large ana handsome coHectioh' mcI'ulhg many
varieties oi geese ducks turkeys, ana chickehs.
ID. > Hartman, East kahdolph, had display ol
turtle doves, whlte-crested tantallS' ana English
carrier doves Inc poultry quarter attracted
much attention. and well tmlsht, for 1t contained
as handsome specimens as can be found in this
region.
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