The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10
THE SHEEP SHEARINGS.
THE AS soctArJoN AND OTHERS


the first two days shearing held at the
! barn of the Vermont Merino Sheep-Shear-
| ing association in this village on Tues
| day, Wednesday and Thursday, March
! 81 and April ] and ,. About as many
| sheep were sheared during the last day
! as on the two preceding and notwith-
standing the continued bad travelling,
there was a good attendance of breeders
and others interested. As was said in
| the last issue, the number of animals eX-
! hibited and shorn was less than year
| ago. but the average of records made
was better And not only this, but the
| heaviest rams fleece of which there is
authentic record was taken off j. l.. But
! tolph's Burr, which sheared 30 lbs. l3
ozs.. two ounces more than the best pre-
| vious record.
The prizes offered by the Henry Sey-
mour Cutlery company of New 1ork-a
! pair of shears to each of the six best
shesrers and one each to the owners of
the ram the eve. the ram lamb and the
eve lamb shearing the heaviest 1eeces-
were awarded as follows by the commit
tee made up of j. Il. Stickney of Shore
han. Col. f. H. Harrington of Brandon
and NJ. b. Williamson of Cornwall For
the six best shearers, to c. NJ. Clark of
Addison. George II. Burwell of BridpOrt,
c. f. Pond of Shoreham, James Free
guard of Addison George Williamson of
Middlebury and Julius Baldwin of Shore
ham for ram shearng heaviest fleece, to
j. l.. Buttolph of Mlddlebury; for eve
shearing heaviest fleece 81 lbs. 9 ozs.),
to H. {. Burwell of Bridport; for ram
lamb shearng heaviest fleece (26 lbs. q
ozs.), to l.. 5. Burwell of Bridport; for
eve lamb shearing heaviest fleece (l5lbs.
jozs.). to j. b. Hambln & Son of Corn
wall.
The only mishap of the associations
shearing was the death on Thursday of
valuable ram belonging to Lyman Clark
of Addison.
On the I'd inst. J. b. Hamblln Il Son
had shearng at their residence in Corn
wall. at which animals of their own only
were shorn.
On Saturday and Monday, the It'll and
9Th. there was 4 shearng at Mr.. EN-. Bis
sells. in East Shoreham, when quite a
number of animals were shorn.
We give below the results of all the
shearings. Those at Cornwall and Shore
ham were conducted under the rules of
the shearing association; the weighing
being done by committees appointed by
the directors. In the tables below are
given. first. the name and residence of
the owner 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
strengthening Association.
RAMS FOUR YEARS OLD AND OVER.
f Sticknev. Shoreham-Aberdeen
No. 604, bred by L Stickney N Sons
sire Centennial. l07, 36 lbs, II ozs.. 1862.
Cherbino 4 Williamson, Middleburv-
Bonaparte y. No. 10, bred by a ID Will
lard, sire Bonaparte No. ,. al, 30 lbs,
5 ozs., 800.
Stickney q Williams, Shoreham-
Wall Street No. 20. bred by OK Williams,
sire Rip Van Wrinkle, ll5, IS lbs,
800.
RAMS THREE YEARS OLD.
Geo Ii Smith. Addison-David Copper
field No. 1876, sire H c Burwell's No. l6j,
l3l, 30 lbs, 6 ols., 36i
c IL 4 J A James Middlebury-No.
80, sire f a Orchards No. 2O3, 9S, 30I
lbs. 5 oZs., 36l.
RAMS TWO YEARS OLD
J f Buttolph. Middlebury-No. l0l,
sire Standard, So % lbs, 10 ozs., 3G5.
II c Burwell, Bridport-No. 3l4 sire
Ii c BIS 1872, los, % lbs, ozs,, 1854,
\ C Burwell. Bridport-No. 326 sire
II c Burwell's No. 1872, l03, 2S lbs, o.,
36G.
L 5 Burwel, Bridport-No, 1876. sire L
5 Burwell's 81, Ill, 30 lbs, l o.. 364.
II & j A James-No. L, bred by r
II Holmes. sire II c Burwell's No. l57,
III. "a lbs, | o.. 373
Moore q Stickney, Shoreham-No. 800,
l. A. | Mnnra al oil
107. 90 lbs, o., 1852.
Albert Chapman, Mlddlebury-No.
! ll2, sire Banker, SO. % lbs, 4 ozs., 364.
RAMS ONE YEAR OLD.
Lyman Clark, Addison-No. l3l, sire
Deacon, 9S, 10 lbs, 3 ozs. 81.
f Buttolph-No ll6, sire Banker,
| Il, IA lbs, 3 ozs., 3S4.
EWES THREE YEARS OLD AND OVER.
G II Smith, Addison-No. 1871, sire
Eureka Ill, %, Il lbs. 9 ozs.. 80.
EWES TWO YEARS OLD.
G Ii Smith, Addson-No 1871, sire
Eureka LII, G7, ii lbs. | o., $40.
V Rich. Richville-No. Isl, bred by
j L 4 V Rich Sc, Il lbs, l3 ozs.. 35S.
II r Holden, Mddlebury-No. 44G,
bred by c Sanford, sire Alphonso. 20, II
/ u
Jennings No. Q, 80, l6 lbs, ! ozs., 1872.
No. 2l2, sire Dean q Jennings No. 9. 70,
Il lbs. II ozs., 372. No. $50, bred by c
Sanford, sire f ID Barton's No. 1873, 50.
lG lbs. Is ozs., 372. No. 4Gl, bred by c
Sanford sire Long Wool. 80, IL lbs, 7
ozs., 372. No. 4j5, bred by c Sanford.
sire Alphonso No. 80. Il, 10 lbs. II
ozs., 372. No. 4G4 bred by c Sanford,
sire Long Wool. 50, II lbs, 10 ozs., 372.
ii Burwell-No. 80, sire II C Bur-
wells No. $50, II. Il lbs, 10 ozs., 1865.
+ Buttolph-No. ,, sire Banker, 20,
Is lbs, Ozs., 1854. No. ., sire Banker,
81, 10 lbs, 5 Ozs., 1854.
A Chapman and Giddings d Daily
No. II, sire Luck, -, II lbs, ! ozs., 36l
EWES ONE YEAR OLD.
j l. Buttolph, Middlebury-No. 25l,
sire Bank, 50, II lbs, . oZs.. $50.
}. IL. Hamblin and Sons.
RAMS ONE YEAR OLD.
No. 273,s b HIS No. 2ll, 90, 10 lbs,
II ozs 1852.
EWES THREE YEARS OLD AND OVER.
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