Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-11-03
Sheep Jllterest.
MERlNos All CHICAGO.

AFULL LIST OF THE PREMIUMS AWARDED.
The Breeders Gazette of Chicago
gives the following particulars of the
exhibit of Merinos at the Columbian
exposition, together with the list of the
premiums awarded:
MERINO A. (FORM OF CARCASS. WITH
QUALITY AND WEIGHT OF FLEECE.)
Tie old type of American Merino, with
its manifold wrinkles, great density OF
fleece, and excess of oil was presented in
typical form in this section. That these
extremes of folds and grease play their
part in the Improvement of the country
Is evident when the scant, thin
covering of the native nocks is consid
cred. la order to work the gre itest de
gree of Improvement IN such flOcks the
breeders of pure-bred rams haye inen-
siiied these characteristics to remark
allie degree, sinking almost every cOu-
sIderatlOn of carcass IN their ctfurts to
attain great weight and density of fleece.
When production paid for the eX-
pensivc keep of a lluck for fleece alone
such sheep were in much demand and
great was the Improvement they wrought
on the "bare-bellies" of farm and ranch,
but now that stern necessity cOmpels
most llOckmasters to turn at least in Il
degree toward the other profit of sheep
husbardry the type once so much es-
! teemed is not in such dem"nd-nOt that
it is less liked by its breeders, but simply
because conditions are at present
against it.
| Exhibitors IN this class were rs fol-
lows: f. Peck & Sons, Geneva, ILL.,; f.
ID. King. Burlington, KAN; Peter Mar
! in &
Bridport. Vt; f. E. Stickney, East
Shoreham, VI; f. n. Bissel, f st
Shoreham, VT; L. f. Shatuck, Stan
berry. Mo-; l.. 5. Burwell. BrdporI, Vt. ;
Henry Burns, Saline, Mich; y. A.
Wood, Saline, Mich; w. f. Boyden,
Delhi Mills. Mich; r. NJ. Lee, South
Bloomfield. n. Y; Leroy Gage, Addi-
sou, VT; NJ. II. WalwOrth, Hillsdale,
Mich. G.. F. Martin, Rush n. Y; 5. B.
Lusk, Batavia, n. Y; Byron Smith,
Addison, VT: George II. Smith, Addi-
son. Vt; Daniel r. Brown, Addison,
/ VT; c. p. Morrison. Addison, VT; III. G..
Smith, Marcellus Falls, n. y; Clark &
Gage, Addison, VT; David Cossitt,
Syracuse, n. Y; c. l.. Parrish, Bird
port, VT; Ira l.. Hambin. Middlebury,
VT; Edgar Sanford, West Cornwall, VT.
/ Lyman Clark, Addison. VT; j. II. EARL,
Skaneateles. n. y; King e Burwell,
Burlington, Kan.
Mr.. K. VI. Bell. Decatur, H.. long a
statistican on sheep in the department
of agriculture, tied the ribbons in this
section, having as associates Mr.. w. G,
Markham, Avon, y. Y; Alexander
Campbell. Bethany. w. Va, and DR.. j,
Won G. Lehman of the Berlin univer.
sity, Germany. Awards follow:
~, al G ~
Blocks G4; second to Stickney on No
303; third to Martin on Brick Jr.; fourth
and fifth to Peck and Sons on No S75
and No. 9S6: sixth to King aud Brick
Two year-ols, First to Gage an FL
nance; second to King on Kings Logan;
third to Shattuck on Captain; fourth &c
Lee on Click; fifth to Burwel on Dandy
six h to Sticllney on No. 10. Yearllngs
First to Peck & Sons on No. 32l
second to Boyden on w. f. B. 400; third
TO Smith on Mckinley; fourth to King
on Logan Jr.; +; fth to Peck q Sons OF
No 1925; sixth to Burns OH g. l.. lloyt
374. Ram lambs-First to Shattuck OF
Wilson: second to King on chance
Again; third to Cossitt fourth to Wood
on No. 800; fifth to Burwell on Dandy
Jr.: sixth to Burwell & Sons on Ray.
Aged ewes-First TO Boyden on w. f
b. 27G; second to King & Burwell on 6
IL. Burwell third to Wood on PSI
fourth to Shattuck on Sue: fifth t.
Martin on Queens Baby; sixth to King
on Lady Burwell. Two. year-Olds -Firs
TO COssitt on No. l25G; second to kine
on Princess; third to Wood on No. 800
fourth to Shattuck on Tardy; fifth /,
Sanford on Creamy; sixth to King OF
Fancy. Yearlings-First and second t,
Boyden on W. +. b. 6lS and w e. b
6l0; third to King on Model; fourth Il
Clark & Gage on Flora; fifth to Bissel
on Nora; sixth to Martin on No. 594
Eve lambs-FirSt to King on Meadow
Queen; second to Burwell on Anna
third to Wood on No. $50; fourth t.
Shattuck on Sally: fifth to Burwell
Son on No. 263; sixth to COsstt on No
l40l.
Aged focks-First to Wood; SECOND
to King third to Martin; fourth to Bur
well fifth to Shattuck; sixth to Stick
ney. Pen of i've ewes two years or owe
First to Parrish; second TO IIamblin
third to Burwell; fourth to King; fiftl
to Peck & Sons. Pen of two rams ant
three ewes under two years, bred by eA
hibitor-First to BOyden; second t,
Siickney; third to Martin: fourth t
Wood; fifth to Smith; sixth to King
Sweepstakes ram. Cages Finance
sweepstakes eve, Boyden's w. +. Il. GlS
MERINO b. (sIZE AND FORM OF CARCASS
WITH QUALITY AND WEIGHT OF
FLEECE.
The reason for the establishment o
this class has already been set forth
The sleep show n here differed In 10 re
spect from those in MerinO a except i
size. They were of the same blood
were registered in the same flock book
ana in most cases shown by the sam
breeder, but they represented the begin
ming of determined effort to atIai
greater size of carcass in order that som
profit might accrue from mutton pro
duction. The difference between tn
sheep shown in these two classes WA
not very great, especially in view of tn
fact that some were entered in A whc
properly belonged in b. This was dis
covered by one exhibitor after the frs
ring or two of a had been shown aud Ii
asked permission to Withdraw aud ente
IN b, but the request could not b
granted. In the sheep shown in b ther