Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-14
THE SHEEP EXHIBIT.
Some Fine Pens Including Hon. Frederick
Bilings's SOuthdowns.

The show of sheep fills the pens, and is
of excellent quality. They seemed very
quiet, and evidently the prospect for free
WOOL was not sufficiently alarming con
sidering the intelligence from Maine, to
disturb them much
Frederick Billings, Woodstock, shows
30 head of his well known flock OF South
downs, the ideal mutton sheep of the
civilized world, and the sample from Mr..
Billings's flock are the best ever shown In
the State, even by himself, and his exhibit
last year and the remarks of the FREE
PRESS upon it and the Others in this class
show fruit in the improved appearance of
some t1ocks appearing in competition.
What has been true of Jersey and Short
horn cattle and merino sheep is true of the
Southdowns, that they are better here
than at home in Europe. This may be
seen in Mr.. Billings's sheep; A pen Of old
ewes, which was the first prize pen in
the royal show in England in
1883. and imported the same year
same age bred here. The same is true OF
the yearling ram Woodstock 81 as com
pared with the ram Warren, by imported
Royal Reading, or with his own sire i'm
ported Woodstock. A pen of ewes four
years old are perhaps as noticeable as any
number one. The lambs aud yearlings
10 not show quite us well AS last year,
Care and keeping show in this stock quite
plainly,
SWEEPSTAKES.
B. c. Parker, Ferrisburgh shows nine
head of this breed. The ram " b ~ is
SIX years Old and weighs three hundred
pounds. The ewes will weigh from 1910
To 10 pounds while one weighs 100 The
lambs will weigh over 100,
l.. B. Harris, Lyndon, makes a good
show of IL head, and excellent animals
The head of the flock is Felix, two years
old, imported by MIR. Harris at cost OF
over 800. The Shropshlres are a cross OF
the Lincolns and Southdowns, are larger
| than the SouthdownS and not quite sc
fine, and the staple is longer than the
| downs.
COTSWOLDS.
| G.. w. Flagg of Braintree shows 90 heaC
| from his well known flock, They are very
handsome, their wool of glstenng silvery
whiteness, and it is used for combinG
woods for market goods. The ram DracC
Prince is a choice animal, the best to oul
mind on the ground, with a heavy fleece
silky in texture, and oily, the kind of WOO
which makes glossy, strong goods. A per
of three two years ewes are rs choice as w
have ever seen, and the whole flock ar
of exceptional excellence. Mr. Flagg ha
exhibited at this fair for II years and ha
taken more than the average of prizes
gold and silver medals and cash.
r. u. Hill, Gilmore, shows % head of tn
various classes. He is veteran in thu
business, his flock having been establish
ed in 1857, and is president of the Cots
void association.
Phillips Bros, Glover, show IA hea
, directly descended from Mr. Hills flock.
MERINOS.
H. c. Burwell g. Son, Bridport show
head of the various classes. Tae charat
terstics of the merinOs are too we'll know
J and the excellence OF the Addison count
Z sheep, to require particular mention, j
: II. Stickney, Shoreham, has 90 head an
Y II. ID. Jackson, Addison, 4 head G. |
: Parish, Bridport, ram Derby x Nobl,
Essex, n. Y, 4 head Mrs. l.. p. Clarl
e Addison, has 10 head. Messrs. Burwc
0 and Stickney captured about all the prize
i Mr.. Burwell taking the lions share.
f f.. S. Drew & Son, Burlington, show
? pens of Berkshire SOW and pig veI
S handsome and larger than usually al
4 seen, and pens of pigs, and S pens
white of various ages. Lester Fish, lr
V SHOWS sow and pigs,a months old shoa
o Horace Isham, Wiliston, a boar an
n SOW and pigs. The exhibit is of unusu,
e exec Hence, one Of the best ever made
@ the SJata.