Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-04-05
THE SHEEP SHEARlNG.

THE EXHIBITS AND THE RECORDS MADE.
The sheep interest is booming once
more, or else the people of this region
are much mistaken. Those who don't be-
lieve it would have changed their minds
had they attended the three-days' shearing
held at the barn of the Vermont Merino
Sheep-Shearing association on the fair
grounds in this village on Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday of the current week.
The outlook last week was that we
should have good roads this, but the
storm of Sunday and the thaw which
| followed made lots of mud and disagree
able travelling. Notwithstanding all
that, when the shearing got fairly under
way on Tuesday there were fully 100
animals out, coming, many of them, from
remote sections of the county. The
Shoreham breeders sent their stock up
Monday by rail, but the larger part of
those shown came across country by
wagon. Not much was done in the way
of shearing till Tuesday, but from that
time up to late hour Wednesday night
the shearers were busily employed. Not
so many sheep were shorn as at some
former gatherings of the sort, owing to
lack of shearers. The records, however,
never equalled, making clear fact which
may have been doubted during the recent
depression-that Addison county still
contains plenty of sheep, and good ones,
too. The attendance of spectators was
large, including the greater part of the
breeders of this and adjoining counties.
Mr.. S. b. James of Hoosck, Falls, n. y.
was also here.
Almost every pen in the building was
occupied. A list of the exhibitors, with
their residences and the kind and number
of sheep they brought out, follows: f. E.
Stickney, East Shoreham, rams; j. O.
Stickney, Shoreham, rams; Stickney
4 & Jones, ShOreham, the ram Commend
able; E. n. Bissell, East Shoreham,
rams and ewes-all lambs but two; f
ID. Morrison, Addison, 80 rams and Is
ewes; II. c. Burwell & Son, Bridport
the ram Baby, 5 ram lambs and one eve
,, Byron Smith Il Son, Addison, one 2-year
,, old ram, one yearlng ram and two ewes
> G. II. Smith, Addison, 3 eve lambs anC
one ram lamb; A. Chapman & Son
Middlebury, l5 ewes and l3 rams; j. j
! Crane, BridpOrt, one yearling ram; j. B
Hamblin & Son, Cornwall, rams; j. A
q Foote & Son, Cornwall, rams; j. A
: James, Weybridge, 7-year-old ram Wind
' sOr, 3-year-old ram III. G. Burwell {
Son l6), 3-year-old ram (G.N. Payne SOL J
3-year-Old ram 81. Il. Lamos 29); j. c
S. Hamilton, BrdpOrt, one ram l.. w
Peet, Cornwall, 6 eve lambs; c. ii
. Smith, Bridport, ewes @ yearlings an,
}. 2-year-olds) and yearling rams;
|. Spaulding, Middlebury, 2-year-old ran
t bred by NJ. X. Barbour, Bridport
J, Out of "a collection of such universe
excellence it is difficult to select any fo
. special mention. Mr.. Morrison's larg
J. exhibit was the center of considerabl
/. interest from the fact that he will shi
these with others which he has purchase
l. to Australia next week Wednesday
leaving New York for London on tn
Wilson Line steamer Egyptian Monarch
Mr.. Morrison has made the trip twic
before, going out with Mr.. McCaughey
purchases. The six fine ewes and tn
5 rams shown by c. II. Smith were ais
0 much admired. Mr.. Morrison has bough
y these for Australia, as also three of tn
!. five rams the Messrs. Hamblin had out
f MIR. Burwell always makes a good eS
: hibit, and did it this time. The same
!, true of Mr.. Bissel and the Messrs
a Stickney. Byron Smiths ram, whc
e sheared phenomenal fleece, as appear
t by the records, was a center of interest
: as we're the handsome ANIMALS belonging
< to Secretary Chapman and his son, Chas
t A. The rams shown by Judge Crane,
A. James, j. c. S. Hamilton, j. A. Foot
e & Son and Mr.. Spaulding were all eS
C cellent animals, and Mr.. Peet's eve
J. were not less commendable. In fact, n
J. poor sheep were in the building.
y President f. n. Bissell and Secretar
: F. C. Dyer had made ample preparation
o for the care of the sheep and the cor
= venience of exhibitors and shearers, an,
g to their efforts much of the success of tn
i shearing is due.
:, Following are the records of fleece
: shorn
RAMS FOUR YEARS OLD AND OVER.
Jones q Stckney's mo. 600, bred by j.
Stckney; sire, Commendable; live weigh
{ l3s lbs; fleece, 80 lbs 10 OF days growth, 36'
n staple, "a ; fibre, 81.
# j. A. James Windsor No 33, seven year
= old, bred by C. ii. & j. A. james; sire, L. 4
Orchards 2OS; W, l39; Il, 3l-l; &, S5s; 5, IL
e ,2s.