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In September, 1860, J. G-. Armstrong, of Licking County, commenced 

 a flock by the purchase of 4 ewes from W. E. Eemele, Vermont, and 

 in November of 12 owes from Henry Giddings, Fairfax, Vt. He used 

 rams from the flocks of Edwin Hammond, Eli Keller, and one bred 

 in his own flock, and added ewes to the flock by purchases of the best 

 Yermont and Ohio blood. In 1861 Columbus Delano, of Knox County, 

 founded a flock by purchasing a number of ewes from J. T. and Virtulan 

 Eich, E. Sanford, N. A. Saxtou, and Edwin Hammond, of Vermont, and 

 rams from the flocks of W. E. Sanford and S. S. Eockwell, of Vermont. 

 Additions were made by other ewes from Vermont, and the use of the 

 best rams of Vermont, Ohio, and those bred in the flock until it is now 

 one of the best flocks of the State. Of the same county is the flock of 

 James M. Bebout, founded in 1864 by E. S. Bebout, who purchased 23 

 ewes from J. E. Parker, of Whiting, Vt., and 5 more of the same 

 blood. Other ewes were added and a ram bred by Victor Wright, 

 Vermont, used on tlie flock, and also rams raised by Mr. Delano. The 

 flock is of Humphreys, Heaton, and Jarvis blood. In 1887 it numbered 

 27 rams and 65 ewes. Another Knox County flock is that owned by 

 Giddings and Dally, which was commenced by Mr. Giddings in 1857 

 by the purchase of 5 ewes from Victor Wright, Vermont. In 1858 13 

 ewes were purchased from Mr. Wright, and again in 1859 5 more, for 

 which it was said Mr. Wright had paid the sum of $5,500. From 1860 

 to 1874 other ewes were purchased from the very best flocks, and rams 

 were used well known as the best Vermont has produced, embracing 

 such names as Blacktop, Wrinkley, Long Wool, Patrick Henry, and 

 Fremont. During the years 1874 and 1875 the flock was moved to Ohio, 

 and an interest in it purchased by John Ogilvie, of Croton. Two of 

 the celebrated J. T. Stickney Centennial ewes were purchased in 1878. 

 In 1880 the partnership between Giddings and Ogilvie was dissolved 

 by an equal division of the flock and Mr. Giddings went into partner- 

 ship with Mr. E. Dally, to whom had been sold 17 ewes in 1875. In 

 1884 the flock consisted of 91 rams and 397 ewes. These three flocks 

 of Mr. Delano, Mr. Bebout, and Messrs. Giddings and Dally have done 

 very much to improve the sheep of Knox and adjoining counties. 



In 1863 S. S. Campbell, of Harrison County, laid the foundation of a 

 flock by the purchase of 3 young ewes of S. G. Holyoke & Sons, St. 

 Albans, Vt., and 2 ewes of James Slocum, Brownsville, Pa. In 1864 

 2 ewes, and in 1865 1 ewe, of Edwin Hammond were bought. Eams 

 were used that were bred by Mr. Hammond and their descendants. 

 The flock became one of the most noted of Ohio. 



In 1863 F. S. Higbee, of Licking County, founded a flock by pur- 

 chasing 1 ewe from Almon Lawrence and 1 ewe from William Gage, of 

 Vermont. In 1866 10 ewes were purchased from Almon Lawrence, who 

 had foTinded his flock by purchasing 17 ewes from Edwin Hammond. 

 In succeeding years Mr. Higbee made purchases from German Cutting, 

 Lyman P. Clark, Henry 0. BurweU, George Hammond, and others, of 



