The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-08-24
Agricultural Department.
CONDUCTED by ALBERT CHAPMAN
Vermont Merino sheen Register.

Vermont Merino sheep Register.
Those having this work in charge
have concluded TO defer their final clio
sing Of the opportunity to make appli-
cations a few days longer, to give the
few mcrino sheep breeders in Vermont
who have not applied, an opportunity
to have the histories of their flocks pub
lished in the first volume of the Asso-
cations Register. They 10 this with
the motive to benefit those to whom
they offer the opportunity to register
their locks, to promote harmony
among the sheep breeders of Vermont,
and further the best interests of all en-
gagged In the business of raising pure
breed merino sheep. The work has
progressed so far, and has received such
a very large measure of patronage,
that there is nc possible doubt as to its
success financially or otherwi Sc. TIL
amount of money in the treasury, and
assets due as registration fees now be-
ibS pau III, VIII luiHioh uhipiC iuh''o
to publish the first volume of the Regis
ter i'm the best style, with durable bind
ing, besides paying all the expenses of
the committees OH pedigrees and publica-
ton. There appears nc possibility of
any assessment upon the members to
perpetuate the work of the Association,
but instead, the sale of volumes of the
Register left of the thousand copies that
will be published (after giving each
patron a copy will furnish an ample
fund to carry on the work of the Asso-
citation, and not make it necessary to
continue the yearly assessment for
membership fees at two dollars. The
officers of the Association feel that they
have the right to claim that the work has
been done economically; the members
of the Association and the public must
Judge whether it is we'll done after the
first volume is issued. 1t is the inten-
ton of the publishing committee to
publish the full pedigree of each flock
accepted through focks from the carly
importations from Spain, and a COM
plete history, SO far as it can be fur
nished, of each purchase to found the
focks, and subsequent additions of the
rams that have been used; in short, as
complete a history of the flocks in a
condensed form as al be given; and
none are invited to apply but such as
are willing to have the truth (thc
whole truth) about their tlocks inves-
tigated, and, if accepted, have the same
published. In the wish to make the
first volume of the Register a complete,
truthful history of all the focks of pure
bred merino sheep in Vermont, those
having the work in charge are willing
to delay the publication for a few days
longer; and they take this opportunity
to say that this Association is not the
rival or opposer of any similar organi-
cation engaged in like work elsewhere,
but OH the contrary, it will not carry
out the provisions of the second article
of its constitution if it does not "co-ope-
rate with other similar associations in
other states, to preserve the purity of
the merino race OF sheep and encourage
their further improvement, and as a
means to these ends, to provide for the
registration of the histories and pedi-
grees of the flocks of Spanish merino
sheep in Vermont and elsewhere" In
this spirit have the officers of this Asso-
citation prosecuted the work assigned
them, and they feel grateful that they
have received so nearly the unanimous
support and encouragement of the
sheep breeders in Vermont, and they
feel that their work is also appreciated
and valued by sheep breeders in other
states, as they have applications from
breeders from at least five other states,
among whom are those that are officers
in sheep breeders associations in their
states. The publishing committee feel
very confident they will be able to con-
vince every true Vermonter, when
their work is published if not before,
that there is no better place to have his
merino sheep recorded, than in the
first volume of the Vermont Merino
Sheep Breeders Register.
Address A. Chapman, Sec, Middle
bury, for circulars.