The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-03-04

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Mr.: Lane and others advocate the hi
ieru'ization, put nom their own ext err
Iments were IN doubt about 1t.
Mr. douglas made some remarks up.
on the aduiteration OF commercial feiti-
lizers, ana asked Ii there was not
remedy;
Ut. CuttihS replied that a law conld
regulate ITS sale, but our people proba-
bly, liked the cheat or they would have
instructed their members Of the House
az our last session OF Legislature to make
some law 10 protect them. IL the peo-
pie LOOK II IN hand aud sent men to the |
legislature that stood as pioneers as MIR.
douglas did, there would be no trouble,
ana the worthless superphosphates now
SOLO mere because they could not sell
elsewhere, would be stopped. lie
thought II very desirable thing to 90.
In reply to question about super
phosphates, he stated that he would not
Duy tnem out make at one-half the price,
ana tncn ne could adulterate mmseii:
Ihus ne wonld Know what he had, ana
use as pest; but ne believed that potash
was more generally desired In vermont,
ana would at one-eighth the cost 40 as
mucn good as the superphospnate 1ut
every section differs somewhat by o'1'
ierent SOIL, ana so no man shouid use
chemicai extensively until ne hao prov
ed II Dy the plat system.
ADJOURNED 10 p. M. :,
AT P. M, Mr.. Lane OF Cornwall,
memoer oil the ooaro' gave an auoress
upon sheep Ieeulng ana breeoinR Vi
Merino sneeP,,, -,
he was ioiiowed by j. ID. Meao VI
hnIiand,
Inc great improvements have peen
made In the Merino sheep OF Vermont
from the early purchases MADE oy tne
OLD MOCK masters, most OF whom nave
passed away, or OH OF the stage OF ac-
i've care ana ,attehtlon 10 their hocks,
inese lmportations maze from near tne
close Oh the eighteenth century anu
llttie later, attrscteu the attentloh Oh ,ne
wnole %orlu al large Interested III nne
stock, me wool ana iine iaprics, manu-
iactureu from nne Merlho Wool neich-
CT nave they ever Deen iost siSh. oI, ior
wniie .ne i,1provemeht was las. golns
vi mere III erhoht, anu the hne e.oon
| spreading last mere among their msny
aonnrers, suu before tne preeuels nau
uaroIy preu any surplus STOCK W spa.e,
our western FARMERS came 10 e1a .nio
tne aniInais wnlcn nao sttrac'eu .;iell
attention, anu pelng APT, also aunilreu
,heir many oeau'iiui poin,s' anu Iun
one nanu ~ thrust ~ their pocke. pleaueu,
say,ns, VTne; ieI US uIvi9e, ao se1 1Won
svou u n;S .ne1, anu 'ney uiy,. 1anaN
ofi p,. 'nis nas peen generously uUmI ,ho
Du' onM aiu WIN e.eauy na.oh az
inp.Vvemen. mas sPreau' WI w. ovu,
9ae aiiiosC ceaeeu 10 express .ne5l WIZ
uer anu surprise at the great aoVsnce-
nent maze IN tne improvemenno; .ne
Merlno IN us vermont nome ihoiviu a;nu
ahimais Delng pred frequently Wnien
were a surprise 10 tneir owners, anu n uJ-
ing 30 lar III ADVANCE OF ahytning p,eVi-
ousiy known az 10 surprise all, anu ue,
loIe tnoy were hsrdiy aware .! -" .uo
olo masters MAD attained win lneil
sneep 70 point Oh excelleoce peyonu
enelr hoPes-Depohu their inos' sah-
sutne eAPec.ations' 49, .o.,
Anu when from across INC Waters
cslne 'ne news Oh our sneeP CARRYING
On .ne nighest honors' tne noo n IN
s..noss ~ ',le Iature oi o9l stssa. u sS.o.
eis oauHeu tuo,r me picou " nv" iae.oi
oecause VI their prlae ior Ineir County,,
,neir sia.e, anu tnelr nochs' anu mel
uearts SVEN up wltnin Iheth, en.ii eacl
man vi them hao KIM OIL d luoiiee Vi
n'o own.
linen came our great nauonal repei-
non, wnen the demand ior wool was
50 great tnat wool soiu at an ehoihous
price, ana IL ana seem as though 'nei'
went MAD, crazy, pnno HaI.er our
herinos IN our nttle state. fortunes
were maze ana iost In the sheeP ousi.
ness, ana the mna'ion OF prices OF
Merino sneep reacneu d poin., Mnlol
seemed aiter tne ciose Vi .ne .ep S cni,
run winch lhoy zen, anu am .t 10,
was great thereoi,, auu eo elea. .na,
seemed as tnougn tney never s soulu
rise aga,h' Inc country oecaris hoou,
ed WIN ciothins Oh all klnus =.
iaouiously low prices, ueoauso y,
inc great quan,ity OF governii 1ai
ciothing' anu wooi went lro.h ono WI
lar ana over GOWN 70 from 10 TO ~ cen ,,s
per TO- Inc markets were giu''eu WIN !,
wool ana the country was heavlly
stockeu win sneeP, anu IL mas .ahon
the peace ana prosperity 70 all kihus
business which now pervaiis. ..o
Anu All honor " 'nooe "en, Mno'
l
sion, nao iaitn III 'nese Iocks anu oreu
them the pest they knew now, ana came g
nobiy 10 the front ana again carried Oh
me palm OF the great worlds iaif al
fhlladeiphia, IN 1910.
Hardly can men imagine the true type
OF our early Imported Merinos winch
would hardiy cleanse three pounos OF
WOOL, ana those OF to,uay cleansing rs
hign as nine POUNDS three ounces, ana
an Improvement 10 the atyie OF wool Dy
stronger crimp, ana III nneneSs from
l-doo 70 I-llSo, proved 10 DC even inner
nan Saxony wool by actnai measure
ment. .
ana the improvement from so uh-
couth looking inquire as are the pic
'ures OF the early Merinos 10 tins present
animal, with their many nne points,
bred ana developed by careful care and