EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI UIVEE. 

 Bami. 



411 



* p. Martin, breeder. 



t D. Cossitt, breeder. 



J E. Townsend, breeder. 



Report cleansed fleeces. 



Lhs. Oz 



P. Martin's ram, "Standard Jr., " gross weight 32 11 



Clean wool — First quality, 6 pounds ; second quality, 1 pound 4 ounces ; third quality, 1 



pound 1 ounce ; total 8 5 



E. C.Harris' ram, "Chimes, "gross weight 31 5 



Clean wool — First quality, 5 pounds 5 ounces ; second quality, 1 pound 5i ounces ,- third 



quality, 13 ounces,' total 7 7i 



Croft & Bennett's ram, 137, gross weight 32 10 



Clean wool — First quality, 4 pounds lOJ ounces; second quality, 1 pound 1 ounce; third 



quality, lOi ounces ; total 6 6 



£. M.Lee's ewe, 38. gross weight 17 2i 



Clean wool — First quality, 5 pounds ; third quality, lOounces; total 5 10 



The record for 1890 is remarkable in the fact that one breeder pre- 

 sented 7 rams whose united fleeces weighed 251 pounds and ^ ounce, 

 an average of 35 pounds 13f ounces each. The heaviest of the seven 

 fleeces was 38J pounds and the lightest was 34 jSj pounds. The heaviest 

 fleece shorn at this time was 41 pounds 6f ounces from a 3-year-old 

 ram, Chimes, the property of E. 0. Harris. The details of this shearing 

 are presented in the following table : 



Table allowing record of the Neto TorTc State Breeders' Association for 1S90. 



[All fleeces are on the basis of 365 days' growth.] 



EAMS. 



Owner and breeder. 



Name of sheep. 



P. Martin 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



E. C. Harris 



G. S. Preston . . - 

 Davis Cossitt . . 

 Lnsk &■ Hickox' 



J.H.Earll 



K.M.Lee 



H. C. Smith t.-. 



Brick 



Rough 



Block 



Voucher — 



Chub 



No. 438 



Ben 



Chimes 



Clipper 



D. C.894... 



Reform 



Star Gazer. 



E. M. L. 86 . 

 Uncle Sam. 



Name of sire. 



Vici 



...do 



...do 



...do 



Standard Bearer . 

 Standard Junior . 

 Copperhottom . . . 



Vici 



Envoy 



D. Cossitt 711.... 



Almoren 



Adirondack 2d . . 



Harmony 



Paddy 



Years. 



Length 



of 

 staple. 



Inches, 

 2 

 2J 

 2i 

 2i 

 2i 



if 



f 

 2i 



2i 

 2i 



Length 



of 

 fiber. 



Inches. 

 3 



f 

 3i 

 3i 

 3i 

 2S 



f 



Weight 

 of car- 

 cass. 



Pounds. 

 ]?.4 

 107 

 103 

 130 

 112 

 107 

 118 

 132 

 147 

 110 



97 



Weight 

 of fleece. 



35 

 35 

 34 



Lbs. Oz. 

 36 lOi 

 34 .'■■i 



-- JO 



3 



9* 



5 



38 9 

 41 0,1 



39 nj 



27 

 25 i'S 



13 11 



14 1 

 19 2J 



' S. S. Lnsk, breeder. 



t L. P. Clark, breeder. 



