The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-11
The Sheep SheariBg Association.


THIRD ANIMAL SHEEP SHEARING--RE-
CORD OF THE LAST DAY.
We published last week the records
made by sheep shorn on Tuesday and
Wednesday. the lst and ID inst, at the
annual sheep shearing, held mt the ASSOC
Citations building in this village. The re-
suits of Thursdays shcaring we were
unable to publish thcn,and they are given
below. As already stated, the lleeces
and CarCaSseS were weighed by II com
mittee consisting OF V. |. Spearc of Brain
tree. |. l.. Eells of Cornwall and II. f..
Sanford of West Cornwall. The meas
urements of STAPLE and fiber were made
| by Albert Chapman. secretary of the
Vermont Merino Sheep Breeders associ-
alton. The report is condensed, but can
readily be made out. First The name of
the owner is given; then the sex and
number of the sheep shorn; then the
breeder, il other than the owner; next
the sire and age of the sheep shorn; then,
in this order. The weight of carcass,
weight of fleece, days growth. length of
staple and length of fibre. The pounds
and ounces of weight of fleece are separ-
ated b. daShcs
Chapman q Giddings--Ram No 100,
Moses, ,, 81 IL, al. 3Gl, Is, Is.
Eve No 40. Luck. |, 81. II. 344, , Ia. 3.
Albert Chapman, Middlcbury-Ram
No Ill, Hubbard ram, |, 90. l2--9. 345,
! ,. 3 II. Ram No 100. G. ) Atwood, l..
Il, IL. Ram No 10, Rip Van Win
kle, |, Sc. l7-5, 355, 2 IA. 3 IL. Ram
No ll2. Banker, |, 50, l5-3, 349, 2. 3 IA.
Eve No ~. Moses, 2. 81. l2-1l, 357.
2 -, 3 -. Eve No IS. q 5 Atwood,
Bcauregard, l, 70. 12-9, 1853. 2 Is, Is.
Eve No 43, Rip Van w, =, 81, I'LL.
357, 2 IS, 1 Ii.
B b Nottingham & Son, Shoreham-
Ram No 80, Stickneys LAG, ,. 1l2, 22-
10, 367. 1874. 3.
CHI Il J A James, Weybrdge-Ram
No 80. Orchards BOB, 2 SO, 26-2 362. 2,
27-S.
James Forbes, Shoreham-Ewe No $50.
Forbes 300, |, 50, ID, 1853, = II, IA.
Eve No 1862, Farnham's Banker. |, 81,
Ito. 3G7, 2 Is, 3 II.
J a james. Weybridge-Rim No 20, G
z Cranes 3. 4, us, l3-l2. 362.
Stickney 81 Williams, Shoreham--R Ram
No 40, W r Wright, ,, l22, 2j, 367. = 3-S,
| 3 IA.
Barnum & Powers. Whiting-Ewe No
1872, f Barnum 81, ,. 50. lS-l4, 3G3,
J II, Is. Eve No l05, Barnum'S Sue
cess, ,, So. III, 1868 81. rs. Ram
No 1916, Banker |, Sc. l2-l0. 1922 3-S.4 4.
+ \ Bissell, East Shoreham-Ram No
1876. Rip Van W, 2. %. 22-4. 363. 5-S.
81. Ram No 800. Rip Van W., III,
2i-3, 1854, IS, 3 Is.
w McCauley, Cornwall-Ewe No Is.
Standard, |, Sc, l2-l5, 3S2, 3-S, , 3-S.
Ram No l25. Standard. 2, l07. Dc 1863.
Eve No 1872, Standard, ,. -, lG-l. 3G3,
5-S, 1.
G a Cutting, Shorcham-Ram Barney
No 1863. Stickney', lac, ). lOj. PIP. 363.
3-S, 3 IS. Eve No 23l. Rip Van W, 3.
81. lS-2, 347, 3-S, /. Eve No IA, =,
60 -. lS-7. 81, -, 3 3-4. Ram
Brother No PIP, Rip Van w. 3. 10s. 49,
:. 80.
d Jackson, Ram No lol. ,, 1876, 81,
800, 2. , -.
A Fields, Cornwall-Ram No II, b
: Fields 2O2, ,, 9S, Do, 1856, Is.
ID Barton, Waltham-Rsm No Sol. /,
| 6S. Isl, SOL, 3 IA, 4 -.
+ H Dean. Cornwall Ram No go, Ja-
| son. J. 81. 2l-S. 1863. ,. J. Eve No 20,
Figure. ,, Il, lbs, 365, Il 4.3l-4.
Dean q Jennings, West Cornwall
Ram No 2l9. Figure, 2, 10, l6-3, 1868, 2,
81.
Fl c Burwell Bridport-- No 1875,
3. ll2, 29-4. 36l, ,. 3 81.
c p Morrison d Son, Addison Eve
No lis. b & NJ l57, ,. -, lj-2, 365.
, II, 3 -.
J. 5 Burwell, Bridport- No l26, /.
81, l6-7. 37S. , IA. 3 Ia.
Rollin Lane. COrnwall-Ewe No 37S.
Van Nliet'S 1902. |, 60, lis. 34S, / IS,
81. Eve No 3j9, King Alright, |. 81,
l2-l3, 3j7, !, ,. Eve No 36S. Lane
32O, |, "a, l3-6, 80, ,, 3.
II W Walker, Shoreham-Ram No BOB,
Walkers l0l. ;. ll9, 23-S. $50, , Ia,
3 -.
j + Ainsworth. Middlebury-Ram No
$. Moses. ,, 10, 22-7, 1868, rs, 3. Ram
No 379, + \ Bissell, Banker, 3, ll5, 23-
10, 359. Ram No I, ,, l07, l7-l5, = Ia,
3 3-S.
Geo II Smith, Addison-Ram No 1876.
Burwell's l65, ,, 1870, 32-l2, 345, 2, 3.
John TOwle, Cornwall-Ram No 230,
Leader. /, -, l5--l3, 37S, 2 II, II.
Lyman Clark, Addison-Ram No l20,
Luck, |, II, -, 37S. =, 3.
l. w Peet Cornwall-Ram No 3l5. II
{ Burwell's l57, |, 70, If, 1856.
f q l. f Moore-Ewe No 1872. Bur-
wells l57, ,, IS 81, 1872. 800, 2 5-s.
{. q.
SO 81, l6-G, 800, 2 3-S, 3 3-S. Eve No
Dol, Moore's Banker. /. 81 Lie, l5-l4.
316, 3-S, II. Eve No 800, Rip Van
Wrinkle, /, 81, l7--2, 404, : 81, IA.
Moore & Stickney- Ram (Moore's
Banker No l3l, Q c Rich, V Rich's
Banker, 3, 1872 IL. 29-7, 800. 23-4, Ia.
Moore q Forbes-Ram (Moore's Cen.
tennial 3D. No 4G5, F & l. Moore.
Moore's Dung Centennial, 2.l05 IA, 2S-
| /. 800, IL. 3 -.
Moore a Stickney-Ram (Jay-Eye-
Sec No 800, Wall Street No 70, l, 81,
20-3, 3Sl, 3-S, 3-s.
ii ) Brookins. Shoreham-Ram rip
Van Winkle) No 80, ii 5 Brookins 81,
| I, l3i, 3S-ll. 367.
In most eases where the staple and fibre
are not given the sheep were shorn twice
within the year-once in August and
again at the shearing, so that no satisfac-
tory result could be arrived at.
Personal.