The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-04-06
VERMONT MERINO SHEEP-SHEAR.
ING ASSOCIATION.
Second Annual Exhibition and shearing
FIRST DAY,

Second Annual Exhibition and Shearing.
FIRST DAY.
The second annual exhibition and
shearing of the Vermont Merino Sheep
Shearine association opened at the asso-
Citations building on the fair ground in
this village. Tuesday of this week.
Notwithstanding the bad roads. there
was good turnout of interested parties
and Il large show of sheep. The building
has been much improved since last year
and now contains all the conveniences
necessary. Among those in attendance
were numerous breeders and buyers
from Michigan. Ohio. Western New
York and other parts of the West.
The officers of the association are as
follows: President, j. l.. Buttolph of
Middlebury; vice-presidents, V. Rich of
Shoreham and f. n. Bissell of Shore
ham; secretary, Harrison F. Dean of
Cornwall; treasurer, l.. E. Moore of
Shoreham; directors-M. B. Williamson
of Middlebury, l.. 2. Clark of Addison.
Fred II. harrington of Brandon. III. c..
Burwell of Bridport, f. G.. Farnham of
Cornwall. John ii. Sprague of Waltham.
George Hammond of Middleburv; COM
mittee to weigh carcass. III. f.. Sanford
of Cornwall and G.. c. Peck of Middle
bury; committee to weigh fleeces, A. A.
Fletcher of Middle5ury and John Chad
wick of Middlebury; committee to meas
ure staple. Albert Chapman of Middle
bury and VIM. Chadwick of Middlebury.
The following is a list of
THE FIRST DAYS ENTRIES.
j Il Hambin q Son, Cornwall-Three
| eve tegs and two ram tegs.
i &, Barker ,prpstpr JuOrtIOn-VXO
ram teGs.
Dean q Jennings, Cornwall-Five ram
tegs and six eve tegs,
Rollin Lane, Cornwall-Ram years old.
Eells Sperry, Middlebury- eve
teg.
II r Holden. Middebury-Two 3-year-
old rams; one 2-year-old ram; four 2-yeaI-
old ewes.
H + Sanford, West Cornwall-One g.
year-old ram.
n Robbins, Cornwall-One 4-year-old
ram; one 2-year-old ram.
l. Buttolph Il Co., Middlebury Two
ram tegs: six ewes, two years old and four
, years old.
H C Burwell, Bridport-Four rams ,
years old.
Burwel Il Morrison, Bridport- a.
year-old ram.
A Chapman, Middlebury-One ram teg
and four eve tegs,
Crane. Bridport-One 2-year-old ram,
one 3-year-old ram and two tegs.
G p Crane, Bridport-Five eve tegs, one
2-year-old ram and two ram tegs.
Edgar Sanford. West CoInwall-One 8
year-old ram and one 2-year-old ram.
G p Morrison & Son, Addison-Two eve
tegs and seven ram tegs.
L p Barnes. Whiting One ram teg.
VIM McCauley, Cornwall-One ram teg
and one eve teg.
Cherbino & Williamson. Middlebury-
Three ram tegs, two 2-year-old rams, two
3-year-old rams and eight eve tegs.
w III DeLong, Cornwall-Two 2-year-old
rams, two IAN tegs, five year-old ewes
and one eve teg.
Z G Farnham, West Cornwall-One g
year-old ram and one 2-year-old ram
b b Tottenham Il Son, Shoreham-Two
3-year-old rams.
The shearing did not commence till
afternoon. and not so many were shorn
as would have been had more shearers
been ebtainable. Appended is state
ment of the result of the
FIRST DAYS sHEARIN6:
l. Buttolph, Middlebury-Ewe No. 205;
breeder. II & V Rich; age, years: sire,
Banker; weight. 80 pounds; weight of
fleece, Il pounds, o.; days growth, 1863;
staple, 9 Is; fibre, 3 "a Eve No. 232;
Banker; weight. "a - pounds; weight of
fleece, II pounds, IL o.; days growth, $50;
staple, ~. Eve No 237; breeder. j I q
Rich; age. 2 years; sire, Rich's All;
weight, % pounds: weight of fleece. Is
pounds, II o.; days growth, ,362; staple,
Middlebury- No 1873; breeder. j II &
V Rich; age. 3years; sire. Rip Van Wrinkle;
weight, - pounds; weight of fleece, II
pounds, o.; days growth, 1863; staple,
| rs; fibre, 2 "a.
CP Morrison & Son, Addison-Ram No.
| A.. ~ - 4, I
year; sire. H c Burwels 157; weight, ~
pounds; weight of fleece, IL pounds days
growth, 1851; staple, Is; fibre, IA. Eve
No. IT'S; breeder, c p Morrison 4 Son; sire,
Burwell's ~; age. year; weight, 81 -
pounds; weight of fleece, Ii pounds, & o.;
days growth, 39s; staple. 2 II; fibre, 3 II.
j b Hamblln Son, Cornwall-Ram No.
2l5; breeder, j b Hambln & SOM sire.
/ Rex, ,jr; age. year; weight, 80 pounds
weight of fleece, IA pounds. 2 or; days
| growth, BAL; staple. 2; fibre. 2 "a.
H G BurweIl. Brdport-Ram No. 100;
| breeder, II G Burwell; sire, Eureka Sd; age
years; weight l22 IL pounds; weight of
fleece, ~ pounds, IA or; days growth, 1853
, staple, 2 in, fibre "a in
SECOND DAY.
, Early Wednesday morning sheep began
to come in and before nine O'Clock ali
= the pens in the building were spoken for
The show of animals was very large and
= the quality of the very best. The build
ing was crowded with spectator,
throughout the day. Below is list oi
the entries made during the day, so fal
+ as reported to the secretary:
: SECOND DAYS ENTRIES
II B Wright, Middlebury- One ram tel
and ram years old.
II Bacon, Vergennes-One 3-year-olc
eve.
n FIX l. + Moore, Shoreham-Four ew,
a tegs and four 2-year old ewes
G H q j A James, Middlebury-rwo 3
year-old rams and four ram tegs.
S George Hammond, Middlebury- 3
{ year-old ram and five eve tegs, sired b,
Clingstone.
Lester Fish, Ira-One ram teg.
+ Asa II Smith, Shoreham-One 2-year-ol,
=, ram,
f Il A Cutting. Shoreham--Cne 3-year-olc
ram and one 4-year-old ram.