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SHEEP INDUSTEY OF THE UNITED STATES 



An idea of tlie general character of the animals raised in the stand- 

 ard ilocks &om 1880 to 1890 can be obtained by tbe portraits given of 

 them and the shearings as given in the Eegister of the New York Asso- 

 ciation. 



The shearing record of 1880 showed 2 rams shearing 30 pounds 4 

 ounces and 30 pounds 2 ounces, and 12 shearing between 20 and 30 

 pounds. Four ewes sheared over 20 pounds each. J. W. Hardy's ram 

 Matchless, 2 years old, gave 28 pounds 5 ounces, which when scoured 

 yielded 9 pounds. The shearing record of 1881 is interesting and 

 valuable, as it gives, in addition to weight of carcass and wool, the 

 weight of some scoured fleeces and length of staple and fiber. 



Shearing record of 1881 of the New York State Sheep Breeders' Association. 



Owner's name. 



Name of ram. 



Age of 

 fleece. 



Length 



of 

 staple. 



Lengtli 



of 



fiber. 



Weight 



Weight 

 of fleece. 



Scoured 

 wool. 



E. S. Parmele 



Sherman & Martin . . 



L. Sherwood 



Taft, Sherwood & 



Worthington. 

 S. Hillman 



D. Bennett 



Do 



J. S. Beecher 



P.Martin 



W.J.Tyler 



H. Sherman 



F. B. Pierson 



Pierce & Fellows . . . 



S.B.Luak 



IJeecher & Short 



M.L.Taft 



George Martin 



I). Bennett 



J.W.Cole 



EayBros 



H. Sherman 



George F. Martin . . . 



Bennett & Lyon 



M.L.Taft 



n. cossitt 



Do 



A. C. Bennett 



Do 



J. Pierce 



M.L.Taft 



E. S. Parmele 



A.C.Bennett 



Do 



J.Pierce 



Bay Bros 



Do 



E.B. Pierson 



E. S. Parmele 



M.L.Taft 



E.S. Parmele 



Young Captain. 

 Reliable 



Sam Arnold, jr. . . 



Turk 



Martin 



Gov. Spragne . 



Charles Spencer . . 



Longfellow 



Moneymaker . . 



Banker, .ir 



Sherwood 



Livonia 



Geo. Martin, 

 Towanda — 



H. P. Dean.. 

 Jim Blaine . 



Onondaga.. 



Days. 

 360 

 307 

 382 

 382 



351 



348 

 363 

 365 

 364 

 363 

 368 

 364 

 364 

 358 

 353 

 343 

 363 

 357 

 357 

 373 

 380 

 356 

 385 

 365 

 365 

 354 

 354 

 363 

 357 

 402 

 354 

 354 

 363 

 356 

 356 

 365 

 394 

 396 

 370 



Inches. 



2 

 2i 



2t 

 2i 



Inches. 

 3 



2i 

 2i 



li 



Founds. 

 134 

 99 

 152 

 122 



100 



98 



82 



123 



118 



146 



106J 



133 



132 



143 



120 



93 



105 



126 



105 



106 



109 



96 



152 



117 



73 



83 



82 



101 



78 



108 



72 



82 



81 



83 



77 



82 



75 



88 



74 



61 



Lbs. oz. 



25 3i 



18 14i 

 25 8 

 25 15 



22 7 



17 1 



19 2 

 22 101 

 24 lli 

 32 12 



19 6 



24 8 

 29 1 

 29 4i 

 23 



20 13J 

 17 14 



25 5 

 21 



27 lOi 



16 14 



17 7 

 25 9 

 17 11 

 17 14 

 20 94 



17 11 

 16 8 

 19 1 

 16 12 

 16 4 



18 1 



18 8 



19 8i 



14 9 



15 1] 



16 lOi 



18 2 

 15 8 



19 7 



Lbs. oz. 



6 4J 



6 1 



6 141 



6 6i 



6 7J 



There was but little change in the shearings for 1882, save that 7 

 rams gave fleeces exceeding 30 pounds, Euby's Boy, bred by John S. 

 Beecher, heading the list at 35 pounds 6| ounces. Onondaga, that 

 sheared 20 pounds 9 J ounces when a yearling in 1881, had at this time 

 30 pounds 2 J ounces. This noted ram weighed in full fleece 135 pounds, 

 and was a low, deep, square, and well -formed sheep of very fine quali- 



