in proportion cither to territory or popula-
tion, a greater nujubcr of sheep, and produced more wool than
any other county in the United States. To show the truth of
this remark, I refer to facts drawn from the statistical tables ac-
companying the census returns of 1840, and from other sources.
There arc nine States which had more than one sheep to each in-
habitant, to-wit : Pennsylvania, Virginia, I^Iaine, Kentucky, Con-
necticut and Ohio, with a portion more than one : New Hampshire
and New York had about two and one-fourth, and Vermont had
five and three-fourths to each inhabitant. Should territory be
regarded, Vermont will be found to have 185, New York 112,
and New Hampshire 65 to the square mile." •
" Addison County, when compared with the other counties in
the State, will be found toand
more confirmed him as to their value. Sales luive been made of
these in most of the New England, Middle and "Western States.
In many places, where they have beeu introduced, they have ob-
tained premiums at State and County fairs over numerous compet-
itors. In 1849, S. B. Pbockwell, Esq., of the same place, now re-
siding in Middlebury, became associated with him as a partner.
Messrs. Jones and Rockwell, since their connection, have been em-
inently successful. In 1852, owing to repeated applications for
French Sheep, wdiich had been introduced into the country about
six years before, they invested in the purchase of these sheep
^p2,200 ; a part of which included a first choice from the flock of
Merrill Bingham. These sheep, they say, were the most perfect of
the kind they had ever seen. In 1853,