Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-05-13
SHEEP AND WOOL.
Annual strengthening Festival at
ElkhOrn.-.l.ist Of Entries and Pre-

Annuai Sheep-ShearinE Festival AT
miums.
The annual strengthening festival of
the Wisconsin Sheep Breeders and
Wool-Growers' association was held in
Elkhorn on Thursday and Friday. April
29th and both. The stock exhibited was
pronounced of a fine quality, surprising
any shown at any former festiyal-indeed
it is said there was the largest represen-
tation of fine sheep ever brought together
at any place i'll the northwest.
In the way of restriction no barren
stock was allowed to compete for any
premiums. No stock of inferior form
was, because of great weight of fleece or
extreme length of fibre, entitled to any
any premium; no stock, however meri-
torious, was entitled to any premium
unless it was sheared under the direction
of the judges, and competition was open
to all breeders of Merino, Cotswold and
Leicester sheep.
The result of the shearing was very
gratifying. The average weight was
perhaps trifie above that Of last year,
as the weather during the past winter has
been favorable.
There were many in attendance from
other states, and many sales We're made
to foreign parties, as Wisconsin claims
that no state In the Union surpasses her
III fineness of hen wool product, and this
industry has become one of the most
profitable in the state.
The hist of entries, with the names of
the exhibitors was as follows:
A. & p Humbert, Caldwes PraiIi q, s rams
ID ewes; total II.
Daniel Kelley, Wheaton, Ills, 2 ewes.
c. r. Gibbs Whitewater, Grams, ewes
A. T. Gould, Lima, Wis, ram.
d. X. Sanford, Heart Prairie 3 rams, 4 ewes.
i. Runnals, Kenosha, 5 ewes
J. /. Clapp, Kenhsha, l ram.
G. G. Leland, GAINESVILLE. l ram.
G.. G. Leland, GAINESVILLE, ram.
/ c. j. Vanderpoo MackwonRo, ewes.
O. Cook, Whitewater 3 rams IL ewes
c. NJ. Clark, Whitewater, 3 rams, IL ewes.
A. f. Perkins, Muckwonago, rams.
After dinner the bucks were brought
ont and sheared. They were handsome
fellows There was Geo. Clelland's
"Victor" of GAINESVILLE, 3-years-old,
weighing 1861 pounds, producing fleece
of "a pounds and one ounce S. Clellands
"Gen. Sexton, Jr.," producing fleece
of "a pounds. The buck of A. f. Per
kins, of Muckwanago, sired by Monarch,
ST., that has shearing record of pre-
cisely 30 pounds The "Buck of Wis
consin, owned by o. Cook, Whitewater,
that sheared 20 pounds and 10 ounces,
and the "-year-old buck Of A. & p. Hum
bert, Caluwell's Prairie, that sheared -
pounds. The buck Longfellow," of G.
Il. Gibbs, Whitewater, SHARED fleece
that weighed II pounds and two ounces,
and the buck Eureka, owned by ID. X.
Sandford, of Heart Prairie, fleece weigh
ing % pounds and six ounces.
Premiums awarded in class one, Span
ish merino, leading consideration beng
length and quality of staple:
On rams years old and oyer--C. X. Phelps
Geneva, first, second and third premiums.
Rams year ODD. X. Sanford, Heart Prai
RE.
Ewes years old and overA. & =. IIumbert
first; second, same; third. ID. X. Sanford.
Ewes years old and under 3-first, ID. h
Sanford second, G. J. Vanderpoo; third, b
j. Williams, Lima, Wis.
Awards in class 2, rams two years old and ovoi
First, A. L. Perkins, Muckwonago, and sec.
ond.
IN class third, A. q p. Humbert.
! II ms year old-First and second premiums
to A. & 7. Humbcrt, Caldwells Prairie.
Ewes year old and under 2-First, o. Cook
! Whitewater; second G. II. Gibbs: third, A. * T.
| Humbert. Galdwells Prairie.
Ewes years old and under 3-Frst, r. II
Mill; second, c. NJ. Clark; third, b. j. Williams
| Lima, Wis.
Awards in class 3, rams years old and over
Geo. c. Leland GAINESVILLE, first; o. Cook
| Whitewater, second.
Ewes years old and over-Daniel Kelly
Wheaton, H., first; Frank Runnals, Kenosha
second r. H. Mill, Palmyra, third.
Ewes Q years old and oyer-C. NJ. Clark
| Whitewater, first.
Ewes year old and over-First, c. NJ Clark
The Judges in the classes above were
VIM. Meadows, II. II. Austin, Nelson
West.
The committee on shearing reported
that Frank Ward, of Lyons, was emit
lied to first premium and Dennis West
second.
Much credit is due President Jame
Webster, Secretary II. J. Wilkinson
General Superintendent M. G. Aver
and others of the state association 10
aid rendered during the two days session
of the society.