The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-08-21

great bulk of the premiums fell to Ohio
or Vermont; or whether the wrinkly or
plain sheep were victorious; but the
question is, Did the awards give ex-
preston to the honest and deliberate
Judgment of the jury of awards, unin-
fuenced and unbiased by interested
parties or any other consideration what
ever?
When Mr.. Purvis says, eff justice
had been done, Ohio with her sheep
carrying a dense, long, white and sty-
lish fleece, ewes weighing from 10 to
"a lbs. (pretty good weights for some
of these yesrling ewes), would have
gone ahead of the wrinkly, short
wooded, garry-heeced animals that were
given the honors," he not only admits
but charges that l gave the premiums
to what 1 term the American Merino
type. Was this in accordance with my
Judgment and conviction? Have l a
record upon this point? Let us see.
Mr.. Purvis is not only a writer for u
stock papers, but must be a reader also,
and | refer not only him, but all who
read this article, to my articles in the
National Lire Stock Journal of Octo-
Der, 1875, page 1898, entitled "Sheep
Breeding" and the December number
of the same journal, page $50, entitled
"Wrinkly Rams !" and to the Breeders
Gazette, June IA, 1888, page 1855, enti-
tied "Wrinkly Merinos;" same paper,
June %, 1888, page 1926, entitled
"Breeding for a Type" same paper,
August 9, 1888, entitled "Plain VS..
Wrinkly Merinos;" and pages 10 and
| IN - ,Io NJ " Aoo,;oan NT,.;nn Do,,
lister, where l describe a typical Amer
lean Merino; also to my paper read at
the Vermont meeting last winter. Do
| practice what | preach, and show my
faith by my works? In proof of this |
refer the reader 10 the cuts of the sheep
we have bred as published in the regis
ter above referred to, and in the stock
journals throughout the country from
time to time. Also the following adj
vertisement, which appeared in the
National Lire Stock journal, through
a portion of the year 1873: Cray
Brothers, Honeoye, N. Y, breeders OF
Spanish Merino sheep, bred for wrink-
les and length, density and weight OF
fleece" Is this evidence (and ] might
produce much more of the same sort
sufficient to show that | entertain we'll
defined ideas upon this subject, and
that they have been before the public
for a decade or more? If so, would |
be expected to carry them in the show
ring, and in the absence of all other
considerations allow them to control
my awards? Or, rather if | did not do
so, would not | stultify myself and
arouse suspicion that chicanery and
trickery were at work somewhere
These being my views, and carrying
them into the show-ring, as all agree,
where does the charge OF chicanery and
trickery come in as regards my awards
between the plain and wrinkly types?
Did | do justice between Mr.. Bur
well and other exhibitors of wrinkly
Merinos? All who saw the sheep al
New Orleans Git they are honest and
truthful) will admit that the strong
competition was between Mr.. Burwel.
and Mr.. Spivey, and that, as the horse,
men say, it was a neck and neck race
between them in some cases. A letter
before me says: 81 have a letter from
Spivey in which he says the award:
were all right, except that one yearling
eve and the sweepstakes RAM, and ask:
why Ray did so well by him, as he wa;
no pet of mine" And | might as wei
state here as elsewhere that Mr.. Bur
we'll never, by word or otherwise
sought directly or indirectly to influ
ence me in making awards, and wish
this might be said t%ruthfully by all the
Judges of all the exhibitors. Now if
was honest in my official action in the
show-ring, and there was chicanery ant
trickery, it necessarily follows it mus
relate to the manne OF my appointment
as Judge. How that was accomplished
has already been shown, and the re
t sponsibility rests, LIST, with the Yer
!, mont breeders who nominated me, anC
I'd, with the management who mad,
the appointment.
We now come to consider the eVi
!, dence, and sole evidence, upon which
my Ohio friends rely for convicting IN,
of the grave charges preferred, an(
which | must meet and answer in full
or bear the full penalty of the impress
| sion that is left behind their attempt t.
, blscken my character, degrade me be
fore my fellow-men, and rob me of my
good name, which will do them NJ
good and leave me poor indeed. Afte.
stdllnS Ill Iuc ~sTlcVdnCeS Vi these ulS
, satisfied exhibitors, he closes his indict
4 ment in these words: "There is NJ
doubt, in my mind, that the award
were all arranged before any of thu
sheep were on the grounds, and il
proof of this l will quote from a lette
written by a N. Y. breeder, dated Ma,
q 4, 1885," which, Mr.. Purvis says, ale
n the cat out of the bag, and develops tn
e presence of a very large niger in tn
wood-pile, and shows how the matte
seems to stand" etc.
Letter of George f. Martin, Rush,
Y Y, to Daniel Giddings, Centerburg
| Ohio.
C Mr.. Martins Letter. Constitution Of N
Dear SRI have american pouIor AZ
been waiting for some "
u account of the New Or ''"0 SheeP breeder
e leans awards on sheep, association:
N but as yet have not article ID I,s ohio,
heard any thing. Think. shall he In nreserve yn
ing of your stock, and nromote ~ bIood in mp
o especially the ram bred descended from, ~
by Barton, | have felt stock rams Framon
quite anxious to know Ronanarte Stuh al
now YOU SaLne out. marck ,Eureka3d, Banl