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regard either of those as an improvement of their flochs and imme-
diately sold them.
Mr. Edwin Hammond tliinks the Spanish sheep have improved
greatly since their importation into this country, and especially in
this County; and that there are better sheep in the County of Addi-
son than in any other part of the world. This opinion is founded
on his own personal examination of many of the best flocks in this
country, and the examination by Mr. Sanford and others of the
most celebrated flocks in Europe, lie ofibrcd, he said, to INir.
Sanford, on his going to Europe, one thousand dollars for a pair of
imported sheep, as good as his, with a vievr of crossing them witli
his present flock ; but Mr. Sanford found none such during his tour.
The price of Mr. Hammond's sheephas increased every year.
In 1853 their sales amounted to $7,000 ; in 1854 they sold two
ewes for .*5l200, and six others for 5p200. Their bucks that year
Avere sold from ;|i;500 down to ^10 — the latter being culls. The
whole averaged ■^yld, each. They have this year (1855.) sheared
from two two year old bucks, 22 and 23 pounds; in 1854, from
one yearling ewe 12, and from one tv*'0 year old ewe 13 pounds.
The wool was not washed on the sheep, but was clean.
Solomon AY. Jevrctt, Esq., of Weybridge. had for many years
boon an extensive dealer in grade sheep. In 1843 he began to
interest himself in pure blood sheep. He purchased of the de-
scendants of the Merinos imported by Col. Humphreys, Mr. Jarvis
and others. Among others he purchased the celebrated