Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-04
The Second DAYS Meeting-Pe digrees
of T.. y. Bissell a. Sons Sheep.

MIDnLEBURY, Vt, April 2--The second
day of the annual public shearing of the
Vermont Merino Sheep Breeders associa-
tion was largely attended. Several new
focks are represented including those OF
Ira +. Hamblin Lyman W. Peet of Corn
wall, G.. b, Cook, George p. Dimmock of
| West Cornwall and several others. f. y.
Bissell &; Son, who are to ship 81 blooded
Merinos to Australia, received II telegram
this morning to ship the Sth instead of the
18th. The sheep will be in charge of Harry
T.. Bissell and will be shipped on the steamer
Persian Mark. Several large heeces have
been taken to-day The largest and hand
soonest sheep in the barns is the b!ooded
| French Merino ram owned by Mr. G. +.
Dmmock of West Corn wall. Vt. The ram
was bred in California and he weighs go
! pounds. He is everything that a sheep
map could desire, and his pen attracted the
| crowd of spectators which filled the barns
! the biggest part of the day. II. {. Burwell
! of Bridport was present TO-DAY.
The following is the pedigree which some
of the sheep have owned by Edgar y. Bis
sell n Son of Shoreham: Rams two
years-old class, No. 400, weighed pounds
| fleece, % pounds ounces; staple, %: fiber
4; bred by e. W. Whitford of Bridport
No. 1l5 weighed l31 pounds; fleece, 81
pounds II ounces staple 2i: fiber, 81:
bred bv G. \. PAYNE of Bridport No 3Sl
weighed 1879 pounds; fleece. 10 pounds >
ounces; STAPLE. q; fiber. 81; bred by J. b
Hamhlin of Cornwall. No. 1872 weighed
1872. pounds; fleece, II pounds; 80 days
growth: staple 3: fiber, e. bred by y. A.
" God of Saline. Mich. No 69i weighed
l26 pounds; fleece "a pounds / ounces; 1851
days growth; staple, %: fibre, 3g; sired by
senator: bred by L. y. Bissell of Shore.
nam. No. 4J(j weighed 1870 hounds. Aeece
26 pounds y ounces: growth of 3G5 DAYS.
STABLE , fibre. 3; and was bred by G. p
Crane of Brdport. No. Goj weighed 19G
pounds: fleece. y pounds: 800 DAYS growth:
staple. pa: fiber. 81; sire, f.. y. g.. so
j9s: bred by Edgar y. Bissell. No. ;10
weighed 1906 pounds. and cut n fleece weigh
lug "A pounds ounces. the growth of 3G,
DAYS: sired bv c. r. c.. No. i2j and i.
owned and bred by f. y. Bis,eu NO. I3g
weighed 1870 pounus; fleece % Mound,
- ounces: one wears growth.
staple. q: fiber. p; sire j
J. Crane No POS; owned bv f. \. Bis
sell and Bred bv J. j. Crane of Bridport
No. 4, 20 weighed l30pounds; fleece :, [ ponnd.
neyear's growth: staple .. fiber 3. Sired h,
c. T. Crane No. l1g: bred by c. p. Gran,
of Bridport. No. 4jS weighed 1875 pounds
fleece II pounds; 365 DAVIS growth. stsple .
fiber 3: Sire. l.. p. Clark No. $40: bred by
c. p Crane owned bv T. y Bissell Rams
three, ears-oid owned by f. \. Bisseu Of
Sboreham. No. 1919 WEIGHED FRO mound.
fleece u rounds s ounces. one venrs gro,yth
staple ~; fiber "a: sire H. A Bascom No
1865. bred bv II. A Bascom of Sborchom
No. 2S2 sheared Is pounds 5 ounces. on,
year's Growth: staple u. fiber n. bred h,
Van Olson a Bros. of michigan. No, so
live weight ia pounds. feece 81 nn,,nds
staple %; fiber /. bred hv ! G Wooster
No 12S weighed no mounds. fleece >,