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These Lord Western bred with the view of enlarging the carcass for 

 mutton, as well as improving the wool; the quality of the mutton is 

 said to be superior j weathers have dressed over 130 pounds, and their 

 wool being highly valuable for long fine combing purposes. 



I have about 60 ewes that are now dropping their lambs, got by 

 the " French merinos," imported by John A. Taintor; these are the 

 largest merinos I ever saw, and they are the most perfect model of 

 a sheep; a flock of them maj average in good condition, 200 pounds 

 each. The three bucks that were w^ith my ewes, are very fine wool, 

 and it stands very thick upon the pelt; it is judged that the three 

 will shear 45 pounds of cleansed wool at 15 months old. Half 

 bloods wull be enlarged in size, and must make a valuable cross up- 

 on the common sheep of our country. 



I have over 400 pure blood merino ewes of one year old and 

 upwards. For six years my stock buck " Fortune," has tupped 

 about 200 each year; stock of his get have been widely dissemina- 

 ted throughout the Union. These sheep are of good symetry, very 

 gentle and docile, of robust constitution, the wool is of good qual- 

 ity, and stands very thick all over the pelt, and are noted for shear- 

 ing heavy fleeces. 



Very respectfully, 



S. W. JEWETT, 

 Weybridge, Vt. April 10, 1848. 



