The Osceola times., 1886-04-17
SHORN iNNOCENTS.
Til. First National sheep-shearing at ST.
Louis-The Judges and Their Nic,i"s'
with Their Weight and That ot insn
Costs-The Proceedings witnesse" ny

ST LouIs. April lO-Yestcrday was the
dav in which centered the interest OF 'he
National sheep Breeders eonVentlohi hot
even excepting the day before, "heh tne
BANQUET took place. At the shearlng' "hlcu
took place at the Cotton Compress war;
honse. corner Main aud Rutger streets, the
delegates had an opportunity OF inspecting
sheen brought from various parts OF tine
country, and the occasion has been inpa'
tientlv 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 shearlng' some three
bpndred feet in length, was pretty well
filed stalls bad been erected along
| one side OF this space for
| the accommodation OF the sheep,
and all of them were occupied, there
beinp ninety eight sheep in all The WOOL
men walked up and down In front OF the
| mems. inspecting sheep, the fneness OF their
| wool the length. etc, ana discussing the
! nrobable results There were some mag
| nihcent Illustrations OF what proper breed
| ing and attention will do in the development
| of a sheep, both in the Improvement OF It's
! flesh as an article of diet, and in the texture
I of its fleece There were Cotswold, Frene h
I and spanish merinos, southdowns, shrop
| shire downs, oxford downs, and all in first
| class condition.
/ Citizens Interested in the event were con
/ unually arriving until by ten O'CLOCK mere
| we're five hundred or six hundred people
present The judges were the last persons
/ 10 arrive and "a nothing could De done
without their presence; it was after yen
! O'Clock when Mr. g. II Wallace, president
/ of the state Association, opened the smear
! ing. lie said that as st. Louis was the me
| tropous OF the Mississippi Valley. so she
| was also the metropolis OF the WOOL grow
| ing region OF this country. In view OF TINS
! he thought 1t eminontly proper that such
| meeting should be held at such point
! In addition 20 its location st. Louis pos
/ sesspd a body OF merchants who In energy,
/ generosity and hospitality were the peers II
] not the superiOrs OF any similar BODY IN
the United states Tlis was ths hrst "a.
| tonal sheep shearing evtr held in TINS
| country, and was the opening OF new era
| in the wool Industry lie then announcer
/ the names OF the judges the
! ing. No animal would be admitted to the
/ contest unless reasonably developed, seven
/ eghths pure blood and without deformity
I the terms one shearing and two sheuring In
/ dicate the first and Sc ond fleeccs grown on
/ the sheep. The names OF the judges sp-
! pointed to make the awards aie as follows
| on fine wools-H. v Pug-ley. Plattsburg.
/ Mo. VIM c. TruesIule and Herman Bienen.
| stoU k, It. Louis w. II. Gentry, sedalia, M.
/ David llarpster, ONO,
| ON middle wools->amuel Jewett, Indepen
| dence, Mo; @. \ hessler, st. Joseph; Theo.
/ dure Davis and j. g. Love, st. Louis, Henry
| Ansley, Indiana,
On long wools--Joseph b. schureman,
| Lees summit, Mo; " Young, Carthage,
Mo. Moses >ummerfen, .sadOr Saiier aud
| W, f. Warner, It. Louis
TLs shearng then commenced. -Four plat
| forms had been erected about two feet high,
/ for the convenience of the shear-rs
| The first sueep, eve, belonging TO U. J.
Bennett a Son, OF Lees summit, Mo-, was
/ brought out at 10 80 and laid on the south
4 SnpgtufnTA crowded
/ around this table to see the performance, but
/ in a lew minutes the Other tables were all
/ filled, and everybody was enabled to inspect
| the DELI ate operations of rJbhing sheep OF
/ It's winter clothes. About twenty shearers
/ were IN atten lance.
/ The sheep were carefully weighed by the
| Judges, then sheared aud the fleece carefully
/ tl.d up andweighed. The following is a list
| OF the sheep entered for awards. with the
/ weights OF sheep and wool.
CLASS A-rtNE vooIs
Rams two shearling or ove---L T.. shat.
! tuck, staubeIry, Mo. First fleece. weight
/ of sheep, l3i BsG weight OF fleece, 25 bs.,
/ OF.
ID. W. Mcouittv, Huphsville Mo-. Ram.
| first fleece weight of sheep. 10. Ms, weight
| OF wool, ,! MS. 1904 Ram. third fleece
weight of sheep, los ms, weight of wool, lG
| h-. 4 uZ.
McCulley Bro. Lees summIt.Mo. Ram.
third fleece; weigh; OF sheep, l2s rs; weight
OF wool, 20 Ms. = OF.
Thos. Taylor waynesvllc H. Ram third
fleece, weight OF sheep, ljs lbs, we ght OF
g.T McCul!cy y Bro, Lec's summit, Mo
Ram, second fleec' weight of sheep, ll6 bs
weight OF wool, - bs : oz
c Il. Jones, Hubbardston, Vt Ram, third
fleece. weight OF sheep, lil ms; wool, II
ms IL uz Ram, third fleece; sheep, 1876
bs wool is NJ. II oZ.
Rams one shcarling-L T. shattuck. stan.
ber y, Mo. Ram, weight a lbs. wool, - lbs.
"a oz
Harry Mccullough. rayette, Mo- Ram
] "a i h. Il on
wei lm 20 lbs. wool, II lbs. or
X. \ McCuley Y Bro, Lees summit
Mo; Ram, weight 95 lbs. wool, 30 lbs. or
Ram. weight % lbs wool, Is lbs. IA, OF
Ram, weight loo lbs wool, ~ lbs. l5l5 OF.
Ewes, two -hearllng-L. T.. shattuck, stan.
berry, Mo. sheep, 100 lbs. third fleece wool,
~ IBIS 4 OF. sheep, Hi, lbs. second fleece
Phllo u. Jewett. Independence, Mo.
sheep a0s lbs second fleece, wool, lbs
Harry Mccullough, Fayctte, No. sheep,
s. lbs; second fleece. wool, Is lr- l3', or
sheep ~ lbs second fleece, wool, II ibs
4oz
Thomas Taylor. waynesvlle, III: sheep,
/ l0l lbs second hesce. wool. l3 b.. l2i,
o. sheep, lOoS los; second fleece. y lbs.
r. 7. McCulley n Bro Lees Summit, Mo.
sheep, ~ lbs fourth fleece. wool. y lbs 2y
oz. sheep, us MS sixth fleece lG bs. 80
Mrs. C. Pugslev, Independence, Mo-.
CLASS B-MIDpLE WOODS.
Rams, two sheErlng-Jas = Camp, La.
| porte, la sheep, l9i MS, second fleece
wool, lbs. on; sheep, l75 lbs second
fleece, wool, lbs. So uZ
A. 4. owen Bro, Bunker IIlll, Ill.,: sheen
/ I'll Ms wool, bs o., sheep, 1914 bs ,
wool, 10 bs 5 on
stone S Loakc, stonlnston, IL. sheep, 2,s
/ " II WilIerman S Bro. srs.Hlrg, na
Sheep, li9 bs. wool, Ms 9oS
Ram, one shenrliug-James \, Camp, La.
/ Porte city. l.. sheep, ~ MS. wool, MS, 10
/ on. sheep ~ rs. wool, Bs. oz.
| Thos. Taylor, Waynesviile, Ill. sheep, ISL
/ Bs. wool, u MS, OF.
| stone K Louke, Stonington lii fheep, Is
Ms wool, u bs., II oz sheep, ia bs' wool
| ms, Is o.
lives, two shcnrlng-D. W McQutty
| Huzhesvile, Mo, sheep, l26 Ms wool, $
! bs, oz. sheep llo ns. wool, bs.
| stone Loakr, StoningtOn, III sheep 1855
Bs. wool, 10 MS. II oz. sheep, l75 lbs. !.
:, Eve, one, shearllng-James F. camp, La
OF. sheep, 9} rs. wool : bs. OF.
| stone x Loake' sheep, - lbs wool, : lbs
9 oz. sheep, lm lbs; wool, lbs, OF.
CLASS c-LoNG WOODS.
Rams, two hparling-rhomas Taylor
! Maynesville' Ill. sheep, 10 lbs wool, Is
e. r BENNETT 4 sons, Lees summit Mo.
/ sheep l1i lbs wool "A lbs, l2T or. Sheep
| $50 lbs wool 10 lbs, = OF Sheep l75 lbs
wool 10 los, li's oz. sheep laj lbs. wool II
/ lbs ~ OF. sheep 10 lbs wool II lbs q, OF
Rams one shearing-U 7. bennett II Sons.
! sheep ll3 lbs. wool " lbs or sheen los
/ lbs. wool T. lbs. l3s OF.
| The shearlng was kept mp without inter
| mission uutu 10 y M when the last sheep
was sent back Co its pen unclothed. The
| premiums VIII be awarded at the conven
ton which meets at the Cotton Exchange at
| ten o'clock this morning.
- -
| hnother strike Threatened.
KANSAS CITY, April l2.-Fifteen sta
tion men on the Missouri Pacific above
| Wvandotte quit work Yesterday. nre