The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-04-03
The Sheep Shearing.

THE FOURTH ANNUAL-sOME OF THE
RECORDS MADE.
The fourth annual shearing of the Yer
mont Merno strengthening association
began at the associations barn on the
fair ground in this village Tuesday, and
closed last night. The roads are nearly
always bad at this time of year. but they
are worse than common now. In cOnse-
quence the sheep brought out were few
er in number than on previous years.
The quality, however, averages better.
Some prominent professionally +. n.
Bissell of Shoreham and F. ID. Barton of
Waltham-who are generally on hand
with their sheep, were not here. Mr..
Bissell will have shearing at his home
tomorrow Saturday. These mems
hocks were represented: +. +. Stick
ney, j. Il. Stickney ,Stickney IL Williams.
Moore Il Stlckney, ShOreham V. Rich.
Richvile; II. +. Sanford, West Corn
wall; Rollin Lane. j. b. Hamblin q Son,
j. A. Foote, Cornwall; c. =. Morrison
q Son. Guy Gage, George II. Smith.
Lyman Clark. David jackson. Addison;
j. II. Sprague Il Son, +. IL. Bacon. Yer
geunes; l.. :. Burwell II. C.. Burwell,
Bridport: c. II. Il j. A. James, Corn
wall: ii. +. Holden, A. Chapman & Son,
K. Kendall, }. l.. Buttolph &, Son, Cher
bino Il Williamson. Middlebury.
The shearing began on Tuesday,
though few animals were shorn that day.
H. f. Sanford Of West Cornwall and G.
ID. Miner of Middlebury were appointed
3 committee to weigh the fleeces. and j.
T. Stickney of Shoreham, F. ii. Earring
ton of Brandon and NJ. b. Williamson of
Cornwall a committee to award the
prizes-sheep shears offered by the Hen
ry Seymour Cutlery company of New
ork, who will give a pair of shears to
each of the six best shearers and one
each TO the owners of the ram, the eve,
the ram lamb and the eve lamb shearing
the heaviest leeces.
We give below the record of sheep
shorn up to Wednesday night. Owing
to the necessity of getting to press this
week earlier than usual on account of
Fast day, we must defer till next week
the publication of the records made yes
terday. In the table below are given.
first, the name and residence of the own
er of the sheep shorn, then the name
(if any and number of the animal its sire
(when stated, its breeder if other than
the owner, the weight of carcass, the
weight of fleece and the days growth:
RAMS FOUR YEARS OLD AND OVER.
II. K. Holden, Middlebu"y-No. 9,
bred by Dean q Jennings, sire Jason,
! l4l, 27lbs. o.. 365.
ii. c. Burwell, Bridport-No. 1875. sire
! Bismarck, no. 26 lbs, 3G5.
RAMS THREE YEARS OLD.
! j. l.. Buttolph Middebury-B No.
! 221. sire Rich's Banker, 1901 lbs. ozs..
| 1868.
Cherbino Il Williamson, Middlebury-
| Bonaparte y. No. 10. bred by A. d. Will
lard, sire Bonaparte IL. l4l, 30 l-2 lbs
3G5. Gold Mine, No. ll0l, sire Rip Van
Wrinkle No. 10, 1873, IS lbs. ozs., 365.
ID. Jackson, Addison-Stub No. l0l, sire
ii. c. Burwell's $50. 1879, 81. 364
Z. +. Stickney, Shoreham-T. Stick
ney x Sons No. 601 sire Centennial, 10Y
80 lbs. IL o., 800.
Cherbino & Williamson, Middlebury-
Pond No. 80, bred by +. B. Pond, sire
Ethan Allen. l40, 20 lbs. IA ozs.
| Albert Chapman, Middlebury-King
Ferdinand No. 100, sire Moses, 10, 2G
| lbs, 364.
}. l.. ButtOlph-Burr No. 226, sire
Broker, H. 80 lbs. Ii ozs., 3G4.
! G. Z. Morrison 4 Son, Addison No.
lS4, sire ii. c. Burwell's 1877, ll2, y 81
! lbs. 3j9
RAINS TWO YEARS OLD.
Albert Chapman-No. 10. sire II. 5.
Brookins' 10, lO6, 25 lbs. ozs.. 1863.
Rollin Lane, Cornwall-Kng All
Right ii No. 3S9. sire King All Right.
III, 81 lbs. II ozs.. 3G6.
}. b. Hamblin Il Son, Cornwall. b.
Hamblin No 260, sire G. ID. Bush's No,
| 237, 1913, 2G lbs. II ozs.. 3G4
j. +, Buttolph, Middlebury-No l02,
sire Standard, 100, y lbs. o.. 3GS.
Lyman Clark, Addison-Boss Luck
No. l2O, sire .uck, 49, 80 lbs. 3ozs. 1854.
&. L. Morrison Il Son-C. Z. NJ &
Son No. 3O5, sire H. G. BurNell's No.
lj7. 80, 20 lbs, 3j9
III. c. Burwell, Bridport-No 327, sire
II. c. Burwell's 1872, 1903, "a lbs, II ozs.,
RAMS ONE YEAR OLD.
c. 7. Morrison & Son-No. 3l9. sire
II. c. Burwel's 337, dam c. p. Morri-
sons No. l0l, 70, - lbs. / ozs., $40.
l.. 5. Burwell, Bridport-No. 1876, sire
l.. 5. BurwePs No. "a, dam l.. NJ. h.
No. 3, SO, 20 lbs. ozs., 3S5. No. l6j,
sire l.. $. Burwells No. 81. dam L. NJ.
K. No. 4, 81, 20 lbs. ozs., 3S9.
j. L. Buttolph-No. ll5, sire j. f.
Buttolph's No. 26, dam j. II. d V. Rich's
No. 1872, 90, Is lbs. II ozs.
f. Kendall, Middlebury-No. "a, sire
II. 5. Brookins' No. 40, SO, Is lbs. ID
ozs., 1874.
EWES THREE YEARS OLD AND OVER.
q. ii. Smith, Addison-No. 1870, sire
IL. c. Burwelrs No, $50, 81, II lbs. {
ozs., 3l4. No. 1871, sire Eureka Ill, 80
II lbs. ozs., $40.
G, +. Morrison 4 Son-No. 80, sire c
Z. M. No. 1872, 81, Is lbs. ozs., 1863.
V. Rich, Richville-No.s 2Sl, bred by
I. & V. Rich sire Eureka ILL.,, Sc, II lbs
IL ozs.