The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-27
VERMONT SHEEP.
Those Raised Amons the Green Mounlalss
the Best In the World.

In no part OF the world are mertno sheep
breu to such wonderful perfection as in YER
mont. and in no part OF Vermont have such OK.
cellent results been obtained as In Addiso n
o shS he Way S shts
by the fame OF these sheep, and buy them at
s Tns rn n nG r a"1ssao Ct snc
Sheep Breeders Assoc iation IL believed to DO
the largest live stock organization In the
twenty ono different States. and is increasing
Ct the rate OF 2oO year: There is also the
to ono particular pedigree OF morino. S
The merino, sheep belongs to the nristocracy
OF sheer, and is 80 recognized all over the
has bsUn among the mountains OF Spain. The
value Of these animals was early recognized by
Keep the bcnot sXcusveiy H to their own eoun
try; The exporiatioI,n OF me5inos was prohibited
IN the !oi
In 1896 the Hon. William Porter contrived TO
yet thres merinoS out Of Spain and brought
realized their value 50 little that he Killed and
sin price IL T"S kI is6s S SGs
Col. David Humphreys. Minister to spain was
neou to to ss The he offered
country; He declined tho gift and on being
asked what he would prefer. chose one hundred
ter OF 1t was evaded in this case, and. after a
stormy voyage. sovonty were sufely housed on
wsrs mds Hsp The isrvs
in Gonnecticai and RHODE Rho Island. "''' '''AS
leo. .tLs Western and Middle States, and a mar.
ket is eNeec'sd fog them In South America and
have mcrinos OF their own In Australia there
ore fiocks OF between one and two million
eeSar saS avs s Ssen so os %sGs IN 4
Vermont leads even Australia in qua! ity, and
Australians have begun to buy their breeding
+. d. Barton Of Wa!tham sold forty head for tho
sum OF 10000. and when the recent intcrdict
son county alone sends out from $4,000 to
Me Of to 1a9s
iays the Wide raj range Of from as to s5o5o cach
boed mernos ThS Awoois Soa
heads ID; above al others on ACCOUNT Of pedigree.
G one
ths original H ih importston From
sps Object % tie
ton. The other msrinos arc equally pure.
families 1t is as II the Atwoods had como out
r. the Msynower, and the Others, known as
81 various dates. The Atwoods were bought
into Addison county In 1871, and in 1881 the en-
aS Sn S0qs sHe b 70 H.
various parties BY whom they, are now held.
Mr.: Jones has been forty years In the business.
SaSS6is Sek This may g inferred Z from III
Tor sa.5o0. Albert Chapman. Secretary Of the he
th9rity and tho owner Of another yaluabl flock.
The merno and thss the ess
shearing Association, under the auspices Of
This work il the shearing OF some 500 Of the
choicest merino sheep They are brought
sheareIs to the number nv, OF twenty or thirty arc
| The object OF this association Ia to encourage
viii 30 Of value 10 tho owners Of tho sheep. The
to Be- considered. Quality rather than quantity
ysa ep posnds
L. s e co superior animal: The idea Of
| to grow by the time the sheep are ofYored for
b. sheared again mex. X pr o. and viii have just Just
hS S
during three days Of each year. ..
ssa s to seq sss
could lind better merinos. but, have returned
with the report that no better sheep than their
world In, the quality OF merinos. The Hooks
Kept by the farmers aro not large. Some have
number In his way they are ensbed TO Give
every sheep proper attention and to sec that
| each one has the necessary care The sheep
enjoy ilfe fully; they have the best that the
| land affords In the way OF feed the year around
| and their winter houses are models OF warmth
| and comfort. The premises OF l.. ]. Botolph
| President OF the Shearing Association. show an
| example OF tho attention bestowed.
| Among those present to-day H. Edward M
Bissell Of Shoreham. who returned this morn,
Ing from y trip to Australia with Atty three
merinos. The lots taken out by the Austria.
ssisea tSas %lsm Has Of 70 N.s s Yeri
had a. many as 225 shipped. These included
sheep from the West and from New York
State. and. unfortunately. some were affected
| with disease. On their arrival In Australia
they wore all conflscated and destroyed. Mr.
Bissei left San Francisco with his lot Jan 81
having no knowledge OF the result OF Mr.. Mar
tins venture. On arriving in sydney his sheer
were put IN quarantine. where they now re.
ties have prohibited. the Importation OF any
America sheep: and 50 for the present Ii;
does not exlst among the Vermont, sheep. anf
Doubtless BE- admitted 70 tho island. AZ PS5ssen,
left sydney thousands Of the Australian sheer
man lost $50 600 out Of a aock Of i5S. 900. snc
lunat!c. On the steamer by which Mr.. Bissel
Eeturned were a party OF Australians. twent!
\ ~,