The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-04-16
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ST. LOUIS, April 1O.-Yesterday was the
day in which centered the interest of the
National Sheep Breeders convention, not
even excepting the day before, when the
banquet took place. At the shearing, which
took place at the Cotton Compress ware
house, corner Main and Kruger streets, the
delegates had opportunity of inspecting
sheep brought from various parts of the
country, and the occasion has been impa-
tiently waited for In consequence, those
most deeply interested assembled at the
warehouse at an early hour in the morning,
and at the time set for the opening the
space allotted for the shearing, some three
hundred feet in length, was pretty well
filled. Stalls had been erected along
one side of this space for
the accommodation of the sheep,
and all of them were occupied, there
being ninety eight sheep in all The wool
men walked up and down In front of the
pens, inspecting sheep, the fineness of their
wool. the length, etc, and discussing the
probable results. There were some mag
niicent illustrations of what proper bree d.
ing and attention will do in the developm ent
of a sheep, both in the Improvement of its
flesh as an article of diet, and in the texture
of It's fleece There were CctswoId, French
and Spanish merinos Southdowns, Shrop-
shire downs, Oxford downs, and a IL in first
class condition.
Citizens Interested in the event were con-
tinually arriving until by ten O'Clock there
present The judges were the last persons
to arrive, and as nothing could be done
O'Clock when Mr.. g. H Wallace, president
of the State Association, opened the shear
ing. He said that st. Louis was the me
tropoiS of the Mississippi valley, so Sh e
was also the metropolis OF the wool grow
ing region of this country. In view OF tht 8
he thought it eminently proper that such q
meeting should be held at such a point
In addition to its location st. Louis pos
sessed a body of merchants who in energy,
generosity hospitality /
the United States. This was the first N a.
tional sheep shearing ever held in this
country, and was the opening OF new era
in the wool industry. He then announce i
premiums and the conditions OF the shear
ing. No animal would be admitted to the
contest unless reasonably develop ed, seven
eighths pure blood and without deformity
the terms one shearing and two shearing in
dicate the first and second heeces grown on
the sheep. The names of the judges ap-
pointed to make the awards are as follows:
Mo-; VIM c. Truesdale and Herman Bienen-
stock, st. Louis. w H. Gentry, Sedalia, Mo. !;
David Harpster, Ohio.
on middle wooIs-Samuel Jewett, Indepen.
dence, Mo-; g. A KessIer, st. Joseph; Theo-
dore Davis and ]. @. Love. St Louis; Henry
On long wooIs-Joseph B. schureman,
Lees Summit, Mo-; J.. W. Young, Carthage,
w. r. w Warner, st. Louis
The shearing then commenced. Four plat
forms had been erected, about two feet high,
for the convenience of the shearers
The first sheep, eve, belonging to q. p.
Bennett s. Son, of Lees Summit Mo-, was
brought out at 1890 and laid on the south
platform. The spectators all crowded
around this table to see the performance, but
in q ieW minutes the other tables were all
filled, and everybody was enabled to inspect
the delic ate operations of r0bbing a sheep of
were in attendance.
The sheep were carefully weighed by the
tied up and weighed. The following is a list
of the sheep. entered for awards. with the
weights of sheep and wool:
CLASS A-FINE WOoLs.
Rams, two shearling or over-L. Z. Shat
| tuck, Stanberry, Mo-: First fleece; weight
of sheep, 13I ns,; weight of fleece, 25 MS,
D. W. McQuitty. HughsviIle Mo-: Ram,
NJ nFsI ne9ce Weign5 Oh sheSP; IOs rs rs %@eignt
weight of sheep, l0s ms; weight of wool, I6
McCuiIey s. Bro, Lees summit,Aro.. Ram,
third fleece weight of sheep, l2s lbs; weight
Thos. Tayior. WaynesviIIe. I'll. Ram. third
fleece; weight of sheep, l6s lbs.j weight of
WOO ls ms i238 o.
Ram, second frece: weight of sheep, 1l6 b /;
weight of wool; p ms. 8 OF.
G. r. Jones' Hubbardston; Vt; Ram, third
ibs- 15k OF. Ram, third fleece; sheep, 1856
Rams, one sheariing-L. E shattuck, Stan
berry, Mo-; Ram, weight "A lbs; wool, Is lbs.
Harry Mccullough, Fayette, Mo-: Ram.
weight 81 lbs: WOOL. Is lbs AZ o. RAM
weight 79 lbs; wool, II lbs. OF.
r. L. McCulley 4 Bro, Lees Summit,
Mo-; Ram, weight % lbs; wool, 20 lbs. OF.
Ram, weight 81 lbs; wool, 10 lbs. l4lz OF.
Ram, weight 100 lbs; wool. IS lbs. I5K OF.
Ewes, two shearling-L. E. Shattuck stan
berry, Mo: Sheep, 100 lbs, third fleece wool,
10 lbs y, o. sheep, 94H lbs. second fleece
PhiIo D. Jewett, Independence. Mo
Sheep, 9OH lbs; second fleece; wool, lbs.
Harry Mccullough, Fayette, Mo-. sheep,
81 lbs; second fleece, wool, Is lbs. 13H OF.
sheep, 10 lbs; second fleece; wool, II lbs.
Thomas Taylor, waynesviIe, III. Sheep,
lOI lbs. second fleece; wool, l3 lbs. l2k
o. Sheep, 1908 lbs; second fleece; I2 lbs
Sheep, 81 lbs; fourth fleece; wool, y lbs. 21S
OF. Sheep, lls Bs.; sixth fleece; lo Bs. 90
Mrs. G. Pugsley, Independence, Mo.
Sheep<, 66 bs.; second fleece; Il lbs. OF.
CLASS B-MIDDLE WOODS.
Rams, two shearling-Jas. F. Camp, La
wool, MS. or; sheep, 175 his. second
fleece; WOOL MS. So OF.
A. A. owen Bro, Bunker Hill, ILL.,: sheen,
2lI bs; wool bs o.; sheep, 1874 lbs;
Stone s Loake, stonington, ILL.,: Sheep. 2l5
VI H WiIderman Bro, Freeburg, ILL.,:
sheer, l42 MS; s,,G wool, Ms, OF Co.,
Porte city, Ia: sheep, 81 fbs.; wool, ms. 10
o.; sheep. 80 bs.; wool, bs. OF.
Thos. Taylor, Waynesville, ILL.,: Sheep, Isl
MS; wool, Il Rs., 8 OF
stone Il Loake, StonDgton. Ill Sheep, I55
Ms. wool, II Bs., II OF sheep, $50 Bs.; wool
bs., 10 OF.
HughesvilIe, Mo: sheep, I26 bs. WOOL s
lbs, or; sheep 10 rs; wool, Bs.
stone Loake, Stonington, Ill: sheep, Ib5
bs.; wool, 10 bs. IL or sheS9, 175 Bs. /;
wool, IL fbs.
Ewes, one sheariing-James F. Camp, La
Porte City Ia: sheep, s6 bs; wool, Bs s
OF. sheep, SO bs wool, Ms. o.
stone Loake: sheep, S5 lbs; wool, lbs
OF. sheep, LOB lbs; wool lbs. OF.
CLASS C-LONG WooLs.
Rams, two sh-arling-Fhomas Tay ior,
Waynesville, ILL.,: Sheep, 10 lbs; wool, 10
lbs, 1917
U. p Bennett Sons. Lees Summit, Mo
Sheep TIA lbs; wool IA lbs, l'tz OF. Sheep
25O lbs; wool 10 lbs, Z sp IT'S lbs /;
wool IS lbs, l4t< o. Sheep Il - 1s.; wool IS
lbs "a OF. sheep 10 lbs. wooI II lbs ~
Rams one shearing-U. Z. Bennett & sons:
Sheep 1I3 lbs wool l2 lbs or Sheep los
lbs; wool / los. l3S OF.
The shearing was kept up without inter
mission until t:}0 p when the last sheep
was sent back to its pen unclothed. The
premiums viii be awarded at the conven-
tion which meets at the Cotton Exchange a.
ten O'Clock this morning.
Another Strike Threatened.