14 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 



with thick, heavy fleece, well adapted to the bleak, uninclosed 

 Cotswool hills. They are now very hardy, and will succeed well 

 in almost every situation, and produce a great amount of wool and 

 mutton at an early age. 



The second bearing the name of Merinos stood as fair types 

 of the fine wool, and were handsome portraits of this variety. 



The third. South Down. The peculiarity of this sheep is its 

 superior quality of wool. Average weight from thirteen to fif- 

 teen months, is 126 pounds; w^eight of fleece six pounds. The 

 ewes are capital breeders, and generally produce one-third twins. 

 They are best adapted to elevated situations and bare pasturage. 

 Many differ as to the most profitable breed to the farmer, some ad- 

 vocate a mutton breed, others say the coarse wool. The most profit- 

 able of all varieties of domestic animals, the flesh of sheep is least 

 used except in cities, in proportion to the quantity that is or rather 

 might be profitably used. For this purpose we consider the South 

 Down variety, the very best. 



FLOCK OF SHEEP. 



Daniel North, ist prem., 

 James H. Laws, 2d prem., 



BUCKS. 



N. P. Reed, ist prem., 



J. G. Woodward, 2d prem., 



COSSETS. 



N. P. Reed, ist prem., 

 L. Kinsman, 2d prem., 



LAMBS. 



James H. Laws, ist prem., 

 L. Kinsman, 2d prem., 



J. P. Hazen, Chairmafi. 



Statement of yanies H. Laws. 



I offer for premium, one flock of sheep. Breed, native mixed. 

 Their ages are, three two years, two three years, one seven years. 



They dropped their lambs from April loth to May 6th. They 

 raised ten lambs. Sheared June 4th, thirty-six and three-fourths 

 pounds, an average of six and one-eighth pounds. 



I also offer one flock of lambs. Breed, native mixed. Age, 

 five months. 



