Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-11
THE THIRD DAY
or THE ADDISON COUNTY SHEEP
BREEDERS SHEARlNG.
A Light Shearng Caused by the Wet
summer-Some shcarings Made for
the Addison County Fair Some
Very Creditable Records.

The crowds were not as large, yet many
visited the barns to-day. Edgar N Bissell
& Son of Shorehum CARED the last of their
Australian sheep to-day. No new record
sheep were brought to-day, but Charles A.,
and Albert Chapman of Middlebury had
several prize sheep shorn for the coming ex-
hbitior to be made at the next annual
fair of the Addison County Agri-
cultural society next September. The
breeders say that tho cause of the lighter
shearing than in years before is due chiefly
to the extreme wet season last summer
which soaked out the wool and made poor
quality of grass and hay The sheep are in
fair condition and the number exhiblted
exceed that of any previous shearing Tor
years.
Following are some of the records for to-
day, taken from the secretary BOOKS. In
class No. ., rams threa-years- Old, ram NO.
63G weighed III pounds, sheared fleece of
81 pounds the growth of 3Gl days, was
sired by f. W. BIS. ga and was owned and
bred by Edgar n. Bissell OF Shoreham; No.
149 weighed l35 pounds, fleece % pounds
ounces, staple 2+, fiber 81, bred by i. T..
Stickney of Shoreham; No jl9 weighed ia
pounds, fleece p pounds, staple 2s fiber 4,
bred by j. F. Wooster of West Cornwall
No. 1919 weighed 1870 pounds, fleece %
23, fiber 81, sired by H. A. Bascom's i6J,
bred bv H. \. Bascom of Shoreham
In class G. ewes three years old and over
no 334 weighed 80 pounds, fleece -
nounds 4 ounces. 1854 DAYS growth staple
- fiber ~ owned bv Bissel & Son. and
bred by II. W. Walker
In class 3 ewes one-vear-old. No. 140
weiphed 20 nounds fleece 10 pounds 311
DAVIS growth staple 81. fiber 80. sired by
'..Joe'' 23o. owned bv c, .E. Abel. owned
md bred by F. y Bissell: No. 40 bred bv
O. ?. Lee Of Niddlebury. and owned bv
Charles A. Chairman. sheared II pounds,
staple q. fiber 8: No. "a, sheared IL
ponnds 800 davs old. staple q. fiber 81:
No. 736 sheared II pounds 4 ounces: No.
No AS 9 pounds: No ;3s. pounds: No.
Ala WEIGHED GO mounds fleece . pounds
ounces bred nv q. p Lee and owned by
Charles A. Chairman OF Middlebury: No is
weighed 81 nounds fleece O pounds d ounces.
sired bv A Chapman's 81. owned and
bred by Albert Chairman of Middlebury;
No. 50 weighed 20 ponnds and sheared s
ro,,,ds s OUNCES Rams t,yo-vears-old No
37S weirbed 133 nounds fleece u mounds
a onnccs sire e. \. b. 59s bred by O. F.
Atwood Of Shoreha,n. No 453 weighed 14J
pounds fleece u hounds il ounces. 800 DAYS
growth, bred by c. T. Crane of Bridport
H. -no ,ra;rL.d 19e nn,,nd. Hoaca %
-,o,,d, 10 80 oet dars, aror,tb hrod
l., Elan pissall ~ Shorahen,. NJ 100
.ail+hdi 1aS rn,,,,ds a.oco % rounds eiobt
80 o,,-, ,.oor,s 1,o,,,th sira r. l. por.
49, To 153 brnd Inv r. + Parish of
I,iI,,-,,,t o,,I o,,.,od IVY " IuocI,r,or ~
on,rlu Iii. slaa,, ,.os fnal,. n,,rl,od and
was considered valuable; No BIS weighed
ia ,0lrds saa.a On y,o,,,ds brad hv II r
Adams. No AL ,yoiohod II, noun5S eeece
81 no,,nd. - onncce orc vea,.'s croyth
brod h5 I a Homtiir e. Son ~ Cornvall
snI o,,rod h,, Rissom g. Son, No 704 shoor.
cd % no,nds & omnnas, NJ COO a,.o sbeornd
On nornds y o,,naas. No iGs ,yoie,boI 10
,,o,ind. fooco % ,orrIs ia onncee AIN
do,.s' ,,ro,,th ,rdJ NV q p Crono If
Erjd,,or+ and o,,,,ad hr Rissou A. enr
Ran,. o,o ,,ao, ol1 " go watched -
,onmIs eaoca +, nonnds "a, daT.' old
itonIo y fhsr n si,.nd nv Wolls+roet brod
ond o,ynod ,r y n RiSsoIl If Sborobom.
No OK watched e0nounds ieoca / > ,,ornd.
9I9 doys, cro,,th stonio IA ihar o. sirad
I've e = AhelI,s ,.Ioe,, NJ 90 owned and
lred nv + Y Riysol, I p Hamlln {,
Son If cornrou hal 6ne vearlinr in