The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-22
The HOosick Valley Shearing.

W are lnUCDIcu 10 Inc secretary,
Mr. II. G.. James, for the following re-
port of the shearing held at North
Iloosick, n. y, on April II and l5
There were between fifty and sixty
sheep shorn. Among the most notice
able ones were lIollenbeck e James
three-year-old ram, Fortune, 30 lbs. -
ozs; VIM. G. Ecyleshimer's twO-year-
old ram, - lbs. II ozs. =. E.Worthy's
one-year-old eve, u lbs. II ozs.; G..
W. Ostrander's trio of two-year-old
ewes, full twins-one cutting 2 lbs e
ozs., the other 10 lbs. o.; also 5. b.
James two-vear-old eve, 81 lbs. ozs.
a detailed report follows. We give
first in order the name and residence of
the owner; sex, name Gf any and
number of the sheep shoru, its age, its
sire, weight of its carcass, weight of
fleece, days growth, staple and fibre.
When no name of breeder is given, it
is to be understood that the owner is
the breeder.
:. b. James, IOosick-Ewe No. 523,
,, H. NJ. Bottum's No. 2S3, 10, II lbs.
II ozs., 800, 1-2, rs. Eve No. 80,
,, Percv's Banker No 6S, &C. 10 lbs. I
ozs., 500, ,, , 81. Eve No. sos, ,. II.
NJ. Bottum's No. 2S3. &C, Is lbs. ozs
so, ,, 4 -. Eve No. BIS. ,, Rich's
Banker, 6S, Il lbs. or, so, , Ii, 5.
Eve No. j20, ,. Garfield No. %, 10, y
ID. ozs., so, 2 IS, 3 1t. Eve No.
522, ,, Percy's No. p, 80, l6 lbs. 10
ozs., $40, , ia, 3 Lei.
e. Il. Carter, Greenwich, y. Y
Eve No. IS, ,. Cardiff, 7G, II ID. 10
ozs., 3G3, , Sci, ii. Eve No, 90, ,,
IL. NJ. Bottum's No. 239, so, II lbs. l3
ozs., 3G3, 3, 3 ID. Eve No. 10, ,, G. b.
Carriers No. lol, %, 1G lbs. T. ozs., 363,
), 3 5-S. Ram No. 1876, bred by G. l..
Stevens, 3, l12, , lbs. II ozs., 3Gl,
, 81, ; II.
ID. b. Galusha Il Son, Williamstown,
Mass.-Ram No. II, /, Barnum, G3, II
lbs. . ozS., 57S, ; 1T, t. Ram No. 1872,
,, Percv's Banker, 80, 2G lbs. $ ozs,
364, 3-4, , l.. Ram Complete No
80, |, Barnum, 76, 20 lbs. II ozs., $50,
, l., ;. Ram No. 1873, 2, Percv's
Banker, l24, 80 lbs. { ozs., so, ;, , IS.
Eve No. G3, |, Barnum, 90, II lbs. s
or, BIB, > -. ; -.
Burgess Il Galusha-tam Barnum
No. 109, bred by d. b. Galusha, 4, d.
b. GaluSha's No. 102, lo9, y lbs, so,
, "a, j-S.
Giles Torrey " Son, Williamstown,
Mass. Eve No. 6, ,, G.. j. IFS. No.
24S, 81, Is lbs. , ozs., So, , j,S, ;.
Eve No. ,, ,, G.. j. Il's No. PAS, %,
~ lbs. | o., 3G7, ,, ) rs.
j. +. PrindIe, Williamstown, Mass.
Eve No. lG. |, l.. j. Burgess No. |,
81, IA lbs. . or, $50, rs, , - Eve
No. >, 3, l.. j. Burgess No. |, 93, lG
lbs. | ozs., $50, > IL, , as.
p. +. Worthy, Wiliamstown, Mass
Eve No, 10, |, p, f. WIS No. /, -,
u lbs. II ozs., j.S, / -. Eve No.
lOl, >, bred by W. and Il. Dewey, IL.
&. Burwell's No. 1873, 60, ~ lbs. oz..
81, ,, ; -.
ID. Quackenbush, lIoosick Falls, n
Y.-Ram Wooley Ill. No. PSI, bred by
II. NJ. Bottum. 4 Wooley No. 100, 1856,
20 lbs. oz., 500, , 81, 81. Ram
No. lag, l, II. NJ. Bottum's No. 294 "A,
Is lbs. o., 800, , 5-S, ,. Ram No
l24, ,, II. NJ. Bottum's No. 2S3, Sc, Is
lbs. ; or, 800, Ia, ,.
j. ~ ;. Cottrell. Iloosick Falls Ran
No. 1876, ,, General No. 20, lO7, 20 lbs
l. ozs., 500, , 5-S, 3. Ram No. POI. 2
Percy's No. II, SO, IS lbs. s o., 1863
27.S, ) -.
w. i. Abbott ~ Son, West Iloosick
Ram Chieftain No. 3G, bred by NJ
Brownell, A, A A. F.'s No. 30, 1871, ,.
lbs, 36l, ,, , -.
l.. j. Burgess, North lIoosick Eve
No. SO, ,, l.. j. BPS No. l, 80, Is lbs
OF, 1862, ,, , -. Eve No. IS, ,, l.. J
BIS No. |, -, Is lbs. oz., 3G2, = =
3. Eve No. II, ?, L. j. BIS No. /, GS
Is lbs. o., 362, ;, 3 Ia. Ram No. 81
bred by ID. b. Galusha ~ Son. /, Bar
mum, 80, 20 lbs. - oZs., $50, rs, 3.
II. NJ. Bottum, Salisbury, Vt
Ram Beau, No. $40, >, Stowell's Jason
IA, 20 lbs, so, 3, 3 81. Ram Henri
Ill. No. 2S5, 4, Blocky, lO7, - lbs.
or, so, 3, 1 -.
W. c. Eycleshimer, Tomhannock, n
I.--Ram No. 1O2, ,, Percy's No. l.
135, - lbs. l 1 ozs,, so, 3, 3 -. Ran
No. 10l, ,, Percy's Banker, Ia, p lbs
3 ozs., $40, 81, -. Eve No. 60, /
W. &. E's No. l0l, G2, ID lbs. . ozs
3S4, 3, 3 81.
c. d. a G. Kenyon, Center Whit
Creek, n. H.-Ewe No. 81, bred by A
IL. Miller, B, 50, 10 lbs. ) ozs., 35c
lis, rs.
G, Kenyon-Ewe No. 10, ,, Cardiff
W, IL IDS. II OIs., oOS, rs, > De
Eve No. %, l, Cardiff, Il, II lbs. |
ozs., 35S, 3 Ia, 4. Eve No. lG, ,, Gan
diff, 76, 10 lbs. ozs., $40, 31.4, / l.:
Eve No. II, 2, Cardiff, SO, lG lbs.
ozs., 369, 3 ii, ii. Eve No. Il. :
Cardiff, 81, lG lbs. > oz., $40, , T.,
3 3.4. Eve No. 245, ,, Cardiff, 50, |
lbs. ozs.. $40, ,, 3 Ii.
ID. W. Percy, North lIoosick, y. y
Eve No. 81, 3, Percy's No. y, 80, /
lbs. s ozs., $40, ,, 3 -. Eve No. 3
3, Percy's No. II, 81, 10 lbs. Il ozs
$40, ? -, 3. Eve No. Il, ,, Percy
No. Il, Sc, Il lbs. o., $40. ,, 4. RAJ
Percy's Banker No. IS, 4, Rich's BanI
er, l2i, 80 lbs. o., 80, , 81, 4 l.
Eve No. l52, ,, Percy's Banker, 60,
lbs. S ozs., 354, , 3-l, 4 IA.
Hollenbeck Il James, lIoosick-lta
Fortune No. 50, bred by j. II. SticI
ney, 3, Rip Van Wrinkle, 100, - lbs
10 or, 1863, 3.S, 3 IA.
G. W ,Ostrander, iloosick Falls-EV
No. 22S, 2, Rch's Banker, Sc, p lbs.