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NEW YORK FARMERS’ CLUB. 
The system of shearing adopted by Col, Sher¬ 
wood is admirable. It not only exhibits the fleece 
well, but by a proper register, every fleece, and 
every sheep producing it, are known. The fleece, 
when shorn, is carefully put up by itself; the ani¬ 
mal from from which it came, is numbered and 
marked, and the fleece registered. Thus the regis¬ 
ter shows what each particular sheep on the farm 
produced; the quality of the wool and its quantity. 
As a sample of the shearing of the flock this 
year, the following list of bucks which are to be 
sold, may be taken. In the register opposite each 
number and fleece, the quality is marked in addi¬ 
tion to what is here printed. 
No. 
Age. 
Weight of 
fleece, 1847. 
1 
1 
‘4 lbs. 8 oz. 
2 
2 
7 
*3 
7 
5 
4 
' *4 
4 
6 
*5 not offered. 
*6 do 
7 1 
7 
8 
8 
1 
5 
12 
; 9 
1 
4 
2 
10 
1 
2 
5 
11 
1 
4 
9 
12 
1 
3 
13 
1 
4 
8 
14 
1 
4 
12 
*15 
4 
8 
16 
2 
4 
6 
17 
1 
4 
10 
18 
2 
5 
11 
19 
1 
3 
8 
20 
1 
3 
12 
*21 
3 
9 
3 
22 
1 
4 
2 
*23 
1 
5 
6 
24 
1 
3 
12 
25 
2 
6 
12 
*26 
7 
8 
8 
27 
1 
4 
10 
28 
1 
5 
7 
29 
1 
3 
11 
30 
2 
7 
4 
31 
1 
4 
8 
*32 
3 
7 
14 
No. 
Age. 
Weight of 
fleece, 1847. 
33 
1 
4 lbs. 2 oz. 
34 
1 
3 
12 
35 
1 
5 
6 
36 
2 
6 
2 
37 
1 
3 
8 
*38 
1 
4 
14 
39 
1 
4 
14 
40 
1 
3 
10 
41 
1 
3 
10 
42 
8 
6 
12 
43 
1 
3 
7 
44 
1 
3 
4 
45 
2 
8 
7 
46 
2 
6 
47 not- offered. 
48 1 
3 
9 
49 
1 
4 
7 
50 
1 
4 
2 
51 
1 
5 
3 
52 
1 
4 
7 
53 
1 
4 
4 
54 
1 
4 
4 
55 
1 
4 
4 
56 
1 
5 
3 
57 
1 
4 
4 
58 
1 
4 
10 
59 
2 
5 
6 
60 
1 
4 
61 
1 
4 
6 
62 
2 
5 
10 
63 
2 
6 
8 
64 
1 
3 
9 
These bucks will all be sold except three. They 
were all bred by Col. Sherwood, except those 
marked with a star. 
Col. Sherwood’s flock consists mainly of sheep, 
derived from the flock of J. N. Blakeslee, of Wa- 
tertown, Conn. All rams in the above list are 
descended from this tribe, except those marked with 
the star, and were got by the rams, Yankee and 
Pedlar, bred by Mr. Blakeslee, out of ewes de¬ 
rived from him, or by Grandee, bred by Mr. D. C. 
Collins, of the Rambouillet sheep, imported by 
that gentleman, out of Blakeslee ewes. 
These sixty-four rams sheared three hundred and 
forty pounds, six ounces, clean washed, and well 
tagged wool. Of these, forty-four were yearlings, 
eleven two years old, and nine of full age. They 
sheared an average, old and young, of five pounds 
five ounces each. 
The Blakeslee ewes, one hundred and ten in 
number, sheared four hundred and forty-three 
pounds, seven ounces wool; clean, washed, and 
averaged four pounds one and a half ounces each, 
old and young. 
Col. Sherwood has a family which he derived 
from a Mr. Yates; these, twenty-two in number, 
all three to five years old, sheared one hundred and 
six pounds, eight ounces, and averaged four pounds, 
nine ounces each, of clean, washed wool. 
The balance of the flock consists of sheep in part 
derived from Mr. Jewett, of Vermont, thirty-eight 
in number. They sheared one hundred and thirty 
pounds, twelve ounces, and averaged three pounds, 
seven ounces of clean, washed wool, each, old and 
young. 
The wool of the Blakeslee tribe was beautifully 
fine and even. This tribe of Merinos are now well I 
known all over the United States. Samples of j 
whole fleeces may be seen at 187 Water street, | 
New York. 
Col. Sherwood has now been in possession of 
the Blakeslee sheep for three years. In that time 
they have steadily improved both in the size of i 
their carcases and the quantity of wool. They i 
are a most valuable tribe of Merinos. 
He has taken six clips in all, and has sold them 
at forty cents, except that of 1846, which was sold . 
for thirty-nine cents, all delivered at his house, j 
The clip for 1847 is unsold, and would bring 
forty-three cents. A. S. 
We solicit attention to Col. Sherwood’s sale of 
cattle and sheep. We have so often expressed our 
views as to the sheep of Mr. Blakeslee and the 
Rambouillet tribe, that they are well known. No* 
better Merinos are now to be found in our country, 
than those possessed by Col. Sherwood. We shall 
be happy to furnish catalogues of the sale to all 
who desire, and to exhibit the beautiful fleeces 
now in our store, to all desirous of inspecting them. 
This sale deserves a full and general attendance on 
the part of breeders, and we hope Col. S. will be 
liberally countenanced for his public spirit in get¬ 
ting it up. Let it be remembered that all the ani¬ 
mals offered, will be sold without reserve. 
NEW YORK FARMERS’ CLUB. 
The next Annual Fair of the American Institute. 
—The Secretary announced to the Club that the 
Managers of the Institute have obtained the use of 
Castle Garden, for the twentieth Annual Fair, to be 
held in this city in October next. All citizens, who 
set a value upon the works of American genius and 
industry, are requested to take early notice, that 
everything which they wish to exhibit to their fel¬ 
low citizens, may be promptly ready. All articles 
for competition at the Fair, must be deposited at 
Castle Garden on the first or second day of October 
next, at furthest. This, he said, would be neces¬ 
sary, in order to give the managers an opportunity 
to arrange all articles, so as to do the exhibitors 
full justice. 
Rose-Bugs Destructive to Apples. —Mr. John 
Lodge, of Westchester, exhibited a bunch of wine- 
apples, half eaten by the common rose-bug. It was 
stated that nearly his whole crop of apples will be 
ruined by them. He recommends throwing un¬ 
slacked lime over the trees in order to kill these 
insects, (a ) 
Plum-Trees Killed by Salt. —A communication 
was read from Mr. R. L. Colt, of Patterson, N. J., 
in which he states,—“I have heard much said of 
the benefit of salt applied to plum-trees. I have 
tried it, dressing the surface four feet in diameter 
around my trees. I used salt from packing houses, 
for I am an economist, but this salt contained also 
a considerable quantity of saltpetre. This dressing 
killed three out of four of my young plum-trees.” (6 ) 
(a ) The increase of insects, this year, particu- 
