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In 1862, 1863, and 1864 A. E. Perkins, of Mukwonago, purchased 

 from the flocks of George Campbell and others, of Vermont, a large 

 number of rams and 14 ewes. In 1875 he added to his flock 10 ewes 

 and a ram from the flock of George Cleland, of Janesville, pure-bred 

 American Merinos. 



In 1863 B. J. Williams, of Whitewater, who had previous to this date 

 been a breeder of Merino sheep, founded a new flock by a purchase of 

 20 ewes of J. H. Butter field, of Lapeer, Mich., to whom they were 

 transferred by William Stout, of Oakland County, in the same State, 

 and by whom they had been purchased of E. B. Pottle, Ontario County, 

 N. Y. Wisconsin rams were used on this purchase. The flock was 

 increased in 1877 by the purchase of 15 ewes of G. A. Cutting, Ver- 

 mont. 



In 1864 George Cleland, of Janesville, laid the foundation of a noted 

 flock by the purchase of 17 ewes of A. F. Knox, of Whitewater. These 

 ewes were bred in Vermont. In 1867 2 ewes were purchased of J. H. 

 Sprague, Walt-ham, Vt., bred from Hammond stock. The flock was 

 added to by subsequent purchases of Vermont ewes and rams. In the 

 same year O. Cook, of Whitewater, commenced a flock by a purchase 

 of fine ewes of A. F. Kiiox, of same place. They where bred by T. 

 Stickney & Son, and were of Atwood, Jar vis, and Cock blood. In the 

 fall of 1867 3 ewes were purchased, bred by L. C. Eemele, of Atwood, 

 Jarvis, and Cock blood. In 1871 9 Vermont-bred ewes were added to 

 the flock. The rams used in the flock combined the same blood as the 

 ewes. T. W. Gault, of Waterford, also established a flock in 1864, by 

 the purchase of 2 lambs bred by A. E. Perkins, of Mukwonago, Wis. 

 In 1866 he purchased 5 ewe lambs from the same flock, and in 1867 10 

 ewes bred by Fayette Holmes, of Vermont. The best Vermont rams 

 were used in the flock. 



In 1866 J. H. Paul, of Genesee, purchased 12 ewes of Oliver Sev- 

 erance, of Vermont; a part of them were bred by Victor Wright. In 

 the same year 2 ewes were purchased of J. E. Parker, 8 from other par- 

 ties in Vermont, and 3 of Peter Martin, of New York. Additions were 

 made to the flock by the purchase of 3 ewes in 1873, and 3 from each 

 of the flocks of S. B. Lusk and E. Townsend, of New York, in 1876. 

 H. H. Cobb, of Whitewater, commenced a flock in 1866 by the purchase 

 of 15 ewes of Asaph Pratt, of Lima, Wis. These ewes and the ram 

 used in the flock traced their origin to Vermont sheep, the former to the 

 flock founded by Mr. Pomeroy in 1811, and the latter to Tyler Stick- 

 ney's flock. Walter Irving, of North Prairie, also established a flock 

 in 1866, by the purchase of 30 ewes from P. B. Stewart, of Eagle, Wis. 

 These ewes came from Joseph Smith, of Wisconsin, and were from a 

 flock of 66 ewes imported from Michigan about 1862, and sold for $1,300. 

 Vermont rams were used on the flock. 



In the fall of 1867 S. W. Andrew, oi Juneau, established a flock by 

 the purchase of 5 ewes and a ewe lamb of John Hawkins, of the same 



