The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-01-13


: stective system lies at the very foun-
alton OF our wool.growing and Sheep
reeding industries. Without such
protection both would most surely de-
'line, and so long as the Association is
n 90 prosperous n condition finan-
'iahv, she can hardly expend money
where 1t will more directly and efiec-
nally benefit every one of It's MEM
)ers. The committee on pedigrees'
nave held ten meetings about one hun
1red and twenty flocks have been ac-
cepted during the year, large portion
Of them by the secre tary-as by rule
provided, where the sires and dams
were already recorded and sold to
breeders TO start new flocks. In all
something more. than six hundred
focks have been accepted since the as
ISOLATION commenced its work. Be-
tween eighty and ninety applications
are on file awaiting the action and de-
cision of the committee on pedigrees,
or the secretary.
The amount of money collected dur
ing the past year has not been as large
as during the previous year. This is
due to the abafed membership fees,
which amounted to over $1,000, and
partly because very large and extra
amount of flock fees were collected
during 1880, that were of flocks accept
cd during the last OF 1879. Notwith.
standing our receipts have been 30
much less than last year, and we have
had some extraordinary expenses in
purchasing safe, paying assessments OF
National Wool Growers Association,
and the expenses of our delegates at
the tariff convention, they have been
ample to pay oil expenses, and add some
thing to our cash in the treasury. So
long as the Association can pay its ex-
penses without calling on its members
for their membership fees, and add
something to its cash on hand and con-
tinue to grow in numbers, standing
and influence, it must be considered in
prosperous condition. 1t may be in
teresting to know the amount of re.
ceipts In each year since Its organizs-
ton. In 1876 they were S141.00; In
1877, S1279.15; In 1873, $1,000 so; in
1879, $s094.36; in 1880, $3924.99: in
1881, $29s6.70; total amount, S11.426.-
20. All this except less than 5000 has
been received in small sums, and the
accounts kept by your secretary. This
demands no small amount of time, care
and labor. This work belongs gener.
ally to the duties of a treasurer; but as
the secretary has to keep all the &C.
counts and settle all the sums due from
members on the papers and books OF
his Office, 1t has. been found most FEAST
bic and practicable for the secretary to
collect these sums and deposit them to
the credit of the bank account of the
treasurer. The contract for publish
ing the second volume has been made
with Messrs. Tuttle & Co., at Rutland.
The manuscript for the same has been
mostly prepared, but has not yet been
read by the entire committee on publ
cation, one of them having been too
unwell to meet with them and do IA
tiguing mental work. The large in.
crease in the membership of the Asso.
citation and the large amount of extra
correspondence that has. been neces.
sary in consequence, have added SO
much to the labors of the secretary
that he has not found time to prepare
the manuscript for the second volume
as fast as he wonld have been glad to
have prepared 1t, or near as fast as you
all would like, but he has done all his
health and strength, both mental and
physical, would permit him to do. A
great cause of hindrance has been the
hardness of members in returning
manuscripts of foeks when sent fol
correction and furnishing pedigrees oil
stock rams. 1t is very important these
manuscripts should be sent out to in.
sure correct records as well as correct
publication of them, and where printed
circulars are sent with them request
ing prompt attention, correction and
returns, as well as pedigree of stock
rams used, it would seem that mem
bers having flocks to be recorded
would see that reasonable and promp'
attention wac accorded to these re-
quests.
We are in receipt of information thai
the state registers In New York, Mich
igan and Wisconsin are progressing
satisfactorily. We have heard bu
have no assurance by receipt of COP,
that New York has issued second
volume of their catalogue and register
and that Wisconsin, it about to, or has
published their first volume. There
has been some changes in the organiza
ton of the Wool Growers and Sheer
Breeders Association in Michigan
whereby the two have become consol
idated and will probably soon ISSUE
their first volume.
There is no good reason that We
know of why these three associations
are not doing thorough, honest and re.
liable work, and are willing to coope
rate with ours In providing surety tc
breeders that they can buy pure bred
merino sheep. We have endcavored
to render to these associations every
courtesy and all the assistance VIZ
could In their work, and received from
them like courtesies and assistance.
Gentlemen of the Vermont Merinc
Sheep Breeders Association: It ia ar
old saying that nothing succeeds like
success. Your executive officers are
very thankful that they are able, in
this sixth annual meeting to return tc
you the trust committed TO them year
ago in so satisfactory condition, and
they congratulate you, as we'll as them
selves, that the Association is a sue
cess"
The secretary's report was accepted
and adopted.
Mr.. U. d. Twitchell, of Middlebnry
In behalf OF himself. and Mr.. William
r. Remele, of Mddlebury, made thu
auditors report. They found tina
there were in the hands of the treas
urer, Mr.. Milo B. Williamson, of Mid
dlebury, at the last annual meeting
s2267 .l2; interest received during the
year, s65.0S; received from the secre.
tary, $2s21.67; total receipts, sS24S.s2
The total expenses o: the year were
s2766.41, leaveing in the treasurer
hands, tEJanuary /, 1882. s2477.4 Al
During the past year the secretary TO
ceived and paid into the treasury