The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-04-27

Last Saturday was the gala day for breed
ers OF fine sheep and those interested in til,
important branch of the great valleys indus
tries. The first annual public shearing oc
Cured Oh that day at Packers yards In thi,
city under the auspices of the Arkansas Val
ley Wool Growers Association. The shear
Ing was in general results rs well ae In poin,
of attendance and interest, a marked sue.
cess. We we're told by representative of q
western agricultural paper. who has been q
regular attendant at the shearings held in
the different counties of the State, that this
was the most crcditable showing which had
come under his observation. This, OF course,
is not surprising, since Sedgwick county,
having taken the lead over the rest of the
State in all other agricultural products, can
not and will not be outdone in this compare
lively new enterprise. The crowd in attend.
ance was large, holding fair sprinkling OF
eastern men who are here with view OF
gathering useful information preparatory to
engaging in the sheep business. Not an ami
NAL was there which did not in a marked de-
gree exhibit the points mostly priced in its
respective breed.
Among the short-wools, the thoroughbred
Merinos of Fox & Askew attracted the largest
share of the crowds attention, while Mr..
Junkermann's pcdigreed Cotswold ewes car
ried away the palm for quantity of wool and
fineness of fleece among the long woods.
Many wondering eyes watched the golden
silken staple roll from the smooth bodies un-
der the skilful hands or the shearers.
All these sheep being directly imported.
except those bred by Fox & Askew, and
knapp's ewe), it remained for Farmer X. to
illustrate the capacities of Kansas for the
production Of enormous size of carcass. Mr..
Ranson's Farmer K.) three-year old Cots
void ram. Success, bred by himself, tipped
the beam at 2S3 pounds.
MIR. Wilson, Junkermann's shearer, was
awarded the prize offered by Ransom, con.
sisting of n pair Of fine steel shears, for the
smoothe>t and quickest job OF shearing Of
Cotswolds.
The following is the result of the ,hearing
of Merinos:
Fox X Askew, yearling ram, Lord Wool
No. 30, l3l pounds gross. Fleece, 22l.
Fox Askew, yearling ram, Rip Van Win
kle, Jr., No. 40, 1873 pounds gross, Fleece,
% pounds.
Fox & Askew, yearling ram, Banker, Jr.,
No. 426, ia pounds gross. Fleece, 22!.
Fox 4 Askew, nine years old eve, Lady
Townsend No. 8, l03 pounds gross. Fleece,
l4s pounds.
Fox Il Askew, yearling eve, No. Al, S2A
pounds gross. Fleece, I6l
Fox d Askew, yeariipg eve, Lady Banker
No. AZ, 81 pounds gross. Fleece, IS pounds
VIM c. Woodman, yearling ram, Dick No.
100, ssi pounds. Fleece, 81 pounds.
VIM. c. Woodman, 2-year-old ram, Char.
ley No. leo. 1864 pounds gross. Fleece, II
pounds.
VIM. Little, Beecher No. PA, bred by
Fox Il Askew, lis pounds gross. Fleece, Ia
pounds.
VIM. {. Little, yearing ram, Blind Tom
No. 2lS, bred by Fox n Askew, lis pounds
gross. Fleece. 14i pounds
j. Zody, yearling ram, Yankee King, No. |
9, bred by Fox d Askew, LOG pounds gross.
Fleece. Is pounds.
AA'" W. ~ huidL, No. .,
81 pounds gross. Fleece, l5s pounds
CoTswoLDs.
W. III. Ransom, 3-year-old ram, Success, 2S3
pounds gross. Fleece, Is pounds.
W. ii. Ransom, 2-year-olJ ram. Triumph,
80 gross. Fleece. IA pounds.
w. III. Ransom, S-year-olG ram, Excelsior.
S2t gross. Fleece, l2i pounds.
w. ii. Ransom, 2-yesr.old eve, Jennie, 1901
ross. Fleece, - pounds.
VIM. Watkins, yearlng ram, Stockingyarn
20. 197, 157 gross Fleece, II pounds.
Julius Junkermann. 2-year-old eve, Anna
'elle, No 9si, 1869 gross. Fleece, 1874 pounds
Julius Junkermann, 2-year- Old eve, Fawn,
20. $40, 1914 gross. Fleece, la pounds.
Julius Junkermann, 2-year- old eve, Ja-
uenette No. 96s, l53 gross Fleece, IL
ouuds.
julius Junhermann, yearling ram, Bis
larck No. $50, 1856 gross. Fleece, l34 pounds.
GRADES.
j. Knapp, yearliug Merino grade eve, 5,
ross. Fleece. IA II