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W. Hammond flock (42 in number) was also purchased and taken to 

 Mr. Hammond's place. These purchases consolidated the original 

 flocks of W. S. and E. Hammond and W. R. Sanford into one flock 

 under one management in 1875. In 1876 the Henry W. Hammond 

 flock, Avith their increase, and a fair average of the G. Hammond flock 

 (enough to make the number up to about 100) were sold to J. M. Kirk- 

 patrick, Utica, Ohio. In 1877 the W. R. Sanford flock, with the old 

 Hammond flock were put in the possession of George Hammond and 

 are still owned by him at Middlebury, Vt. In 1887 the flock numbered 

 112 rams and 195 ewes. The portion of the flock sold to J. M. Kirk- 

 patrick, Ohio, has been bred to pure Hammond rams down to the 

 present day, no other strain of blood having been introduced. It was 

 owned in 1886 by James H. Kirkpatrick, and contained 22 rams and 

 66 ewes. 



Some of the Hammond rams may be noted. Wooster, bred in 1849, 

 whose sire was Atwood's Old Black, was of 100 pounds live weight; 

 his first fleece weighed 12 J pounds ; his second, 19J pounds. Young 

 Matchless was sired by Wooster, bred in 1850, and had a live weight 

 of about 140 to 150 pounds; his heaviest fleece was 23 pounds. Old 

 Greasy was also sired by Wooster, and bred in 1850. His live weight 

 was about 105 to 110 pounds, and his heaviest fleece 22 pounds. Old 

 Wrinkley was sired by Old Greasy; his weight was 125 to 130 pounds, 

 and his best fleece 23 pounds. Long Wool also was sii-ed by Old Greasy 

 and bred in 1853; his live weight was about 120 to 125 pounds, and he 

 sheared over 20 pounds of long wool of fine style, well filled with white 

 oil. The Lawrence ram, sired by Old Wrinkley, and bred in 1856, was 

 one of the best bred by Mr. Hammond. His live weight was about 120 

 to 130 pounds, and his heaviest fleece 24 pounds. Little Wrinkley, 

 sired by Old Wrinkley, and bred in 1855, sometimes called the Fine ram, 

 weighed about 100 to 110 and sheared about 19J pounds of wool. He 

 was the sire of Sweepstakes, already described elsewhere. America, 

 sired by Sweepstakes, and bred inl859, weighed about 140 pounds in full 

 fleece, and was a squar^, well molded sheep, with short, strong neck, 

 and stood upon straight, good-boned legs of medium length. His 

 fleece was of extra style and quality, and covered him well on legs and 

 underside, but not, according to modern fashion, upon the head. Length 

 of staple about 2 J inches; oil shghtly buflf and flowed well to the tip 

 of the wool, which gave him a very dark external coat. He passed 

 through the hands of N. A. Saxton, Waltham, Vt.; C. B. Cook, of 

 Charlotte, and Prosper Elitharp, in all of whose flocks he was used as 

 a stock ram until he died. California was also sired by Sweepstakes, 

 and bred ia 1860, and was subsequently sold to Flint, Bixley & Co., of 

 California, for $1,000. The Thousand Dollar ram, bred by Mr. Ham- 

 mond in 1860, was sold to A. P. Wilcox, Fayetteville, N, T. ; his fleece 

 weighed 25J pounds. Gold Drop, sired by California, and bred in 1861 

 weighed in full fleece 140 pounds. His side view was symmetrical and 



