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The sliow of sheep in this class was very meagre, being little 

 or no competition, although your committee think those that 

 were shown, meritorious animals, and have awarded premiums 

 accordingly. Mr. Robt. Bagg showed 1 pen of buck lambs, 

 also, one pen of ewe lambs, which were superior lambs, and your 

 committee would recommend that they be awarded premiums 

 the same as pens in other classes. 



Seymour Brooks, Ch'n. 



Class A. — No. 17. — French Merino and G-rades. 



Judges — Edward Pier, Fond du Lac ; B. D. Montrose, Columbus ; 



L. W. Joiner, Wyoming. 



Best buck 2 years old and over, P. M. Perkins, Burlington, Dip. 

 2d best do, Melenda & Weld, Eagle, .... 7 



3d best do, F. M. Jenks, Summit, .... 5 



Best buck 1 year old and under 2, same, ... 7 



1 French & Spanish buck, 2 years old and over, H. E, Coon, 



Palmyra, discretionary, Trans 



1 French & Silesian buck, Eli Proctor, La Prairie, dis., Trans 

 Best pen ewes, 2 years old and over, P. M. Perkins, Burling- 

 ton, Dip. 



2d best do, F. M. Jenks, Summit .... 7 



3d best do, P, B. Stewart^ Eagle, 5 



Best pen ewes, 1 year old and under 2, P. M. Perkins, Burling- 

 ton, . 7 



Best pen ewe lambs, P. B. Stewart, Eagle, ... 5 



2d best do, F. M. Jenks, Summit, ..... 3 



French buck, Joseph Lester, McHenry, 111., discretionary, Tran 



We found a large collection of sheep, among which were many 

 animals of very superior merit, especially among the Spanish, 

 among which we would particularly mention a pen of three 

 bucks. No. 241, which were of very superior form and size, but 

 were deficient in the distribution and uniformity of their fleeces. 



The committee would also respectfully make the following 

 suggestions : That in future the French and Spanish sheep be 

 assigned to different committees. That unshorn sheep be ex- 



