Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-01-17
VERMONT SHEEP BREEDERS.
Annual Meeting of the Ass ociation nj
Middlebury.

middleburY.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Sheep Breeders association was not largely
attended owing to the poor condition of the
roads. President Lyman w. Peet of Corn
wall presided. Secretary Albert Chap
mans report, which was adopted, fol-
lows:
Eleven new members have been added to
our rolls during 1880; 1G have Withdrawn,
81 have been dropped by order Of the com
mittee on pedigrees, 121 have been suspend
ed, leaving us about 1Gj members less than
we had one year ago. -Four hundred and
twenty seven have sent in their lambs for
1889; 44S have paid their membership fees
for 1889, while 1852 have not vet paid the
same the past year, being delinquent to the
amount of S324 OF those delinquent in the
sum of $3.50 one year ago, the association
has realized S!O1; or something more than
half
The report Of the auditors will show the
receipts the past year have been nearly
500 more than for 1888, while the cash
paid out has been less, leaving over $50 to
be added to the cash in the treasury, making
the amount $l01.2l. This amount should
he materially increased before we are safe
in venturing to publish another volume or
the members should be willing to purchase
them when published, instead of each taking
a copy free.
According to estimates furnished by our
former publishers a thousand copies would
cost about $1,000 if the same size of our
third volume. Whether the public are
ready for and will appreciate another vol
ume yet is for the association to determine.
The executive board have amended rule
23, relating to the pedigrees Of stock rams,
which is 70 fDIi A,v-
member may have the pedigree of stock
ram that has been previously recorded in this
Register recorded in the list of stock rams
by the payment of a fee of % cents, or
the pedigree of one not already recorded,
if eligible for record under the other rules
OF the association, on the payment Of fee
Of 50, subject in each case to the approval
of the committee on pedigrees."
Auditor Samuel James of Weybrige re-
ported total receipts for 1850, %2OGD. -
expenses, $lS9S.2 p; balance in treasury
January /, 1890, %l09.42; assets january
/, 1890 including cash. membership fees
due for 1850, due on lambs of 1859, flock
record books, furniture, etc, $2GS6.3S.
These officers were elected: President, II.
S. Jackman of Waltham; vice-presidents,
j. II. Mead of West Rutland and +. l..
Stclney of East Shoreham; secretary, Al
bert Chapman of AIiddlebury; treasurer,
Virtuon Rich of Richville; directors, f. II.
Harrington of Brandon, L. +. Moore of
Shoreham, f. n. Bissel Of East Shoreham,
H. L. Sanford of West Cornwall; pedigree
committee, j. j. Crane Of Bridport II. s.
Brookins of Shoreham, w. r. Remelo of
Middlebury.
Edgar Sanford of West Cornwall, L, W.
Poet of Cornwall, T. y. Bisscll of East
shoreham, J. II. Mead of West Rutland
and and Samuel James of Weybridge were
chosen as committee on resolutions.
While this committee delberated Secre-
tary Chapman introduced these resolutions,
which We're adopted;
Resolrcd, That those persons or newspapers
who assert the tariff on wool does not affect
the Interests OF breeders of pure bred sheep ire
either ignorant of the facts in relation o the
subject "a wilfuily misrcpreScnt them, and
such persons or newspapers are not friends of
the sheep breeders or WOO growers.
RtSOircd, That the executive board be in
structed to examine carefully the constitution
of this association, and if in heir judgment
any alterations are needed they shall cause to
be published notice OF such alterations on or
before October next, as provided for 10y the
constitution.
The report Of the committee on resolu-
tins, which follows, was accepted and adopt
ed
Tho Vermont Mcrino sheep Breeders ASSOC
catiOn In annual meeting assembled, tHi- -th
day Of January, $3.50, du most eupnatc1iiy
enter our protest against the proposition OF a
rev OF the WoolIen Wanulacl rrer7 TO place
wool on the free list, and we insist that tue
duties thereon shall he adjusted and maintain
Ell o "a TO furni ,h fun and aue tu.tc yr1tcr-
ton to that industry throughout the United
States. and also ask Congress To So frame cur
tariff laws as to provide ample and adequate
projection TO all manufacturers Of honest
wuollcn fabrics within our own country. and
al the same time so a. 70 prevent frauiutrut
practices to evaGe duties and discourage the