can Merino Sheep to exhibit at the International Exhibition at Hamburg, in July, 1863. He found, as reported, one thousand seven hundred and sixty-one sheep on exhibition; three hundred and fifty of them were competing in the same class with his own. They were from the Austrian, Prussian and other States of Germany, and from France. Among the French sheep competing, were about sixty belonging to the Emperor Napoleon. Mr. Campbell was awarded the first prize of fifty thalers for the best ram; the second prize of twenty-five thalers for the second best ram, and the first prize of fifty thalers for the best ewes. The following account of the proceedings at Hamburg, is given in the Practical Shepherd, on the authority, as it is understood, of the commissioner from Vermont, Colonel Needham:

"The Committee of Award consisted of eighteen noblemen and gentlemen. The examinations were made by sub-committees, whose preliminary reports were subject to the revision of the general committee. The American sheep had encountered a certain degree of prejudice from their first arrival. The breeders of the old world, and particularly of Germany, seemed to think it audacious that Americans, who had so often imported sheep from Germany, should now enter the lists as competitors against them. And when a rumor began to gain ground that the sub-committee were disposed to award one, and then first two prizes to the American Merinos, it caused loud expressions of dissatisfaction, which were promptly re-echoed in the German newspapers. Notwithstanding, and in defiance of all this, the general committee, with manly independence, ratified the action of the subcommittee by a unanimous vote. On the official promulgation of the decision, the previous censures took the form of accusations. It was asserted that the committee had been unduly influenced. Thereupon, Colonel Daniel Needham, Corresponding Secretary of the Vermont State Agricultural Society, who was present at the exhibition as the commissioner of the State of Vermont, after conferring with the United States Commissioner, Governor Wright, and Mr. Campbell, published a card in the German tongue, proposing a sweepstakes, open to all the previous competitors, the award to be made by a new committee, to be selected by the German Association, under whose auspices and direction the International Exhibition took place. Colonel Needham's proposal was, that each competitor pay an entrance fee of ten dollars, and if there were less than ten entries, he offered himself to make up the prize to one hundred dollars. The offer (substantially a challenge to a new trial) was posted and circulated among all the competitors. Mr. Campbell immediately entered his sheep, but his was the only entry! This rendered the triumph of the American Merinos absolute and undeniable; and the press and public, with that hearty honesty which always marks the German national character, did ample justice to the Americans and the American sheep. Mr. Campbell sold his prize sheep, twelve in number, to a Prussian nobleman, for five thousand dollars. The highest priced foreign Merinos

sold at the exhibition fetched but forty pounds, or two hundred dollars." It is further stated that the victorious exhibiter at Hamburg, with great fairness, signified on all occasions to the breeders of Germany and France, that he was not the founder or leading breeder of that class of American Merinos represented by his sheep, but that this honor belonged to Mr. Hammond.

Messrs. J. T. and V. Rich's Paular ram "Mountaineer" was dropped in April, 1863. He was got by "Tottingham ram" by "Lute Robinson ram," by "Old Robinson ram," etc., etc. The dam of "Mountaineer" was a favorite ewe of the Messrs. Rich, bred by them from their old Paular stock. His first fleece weighed seventeen pounds and a quarter. Weight of carcase, after shearing, one hundred and one pounds.

"Daisy," three years old, bred and owned by the same gentlemen, exhibits the characteristic form of a first class Paular ewe.

MESSRS. ATTWOOD & ALLEN'S RAM "GENERAL GRANT."

"The ram 'General Grant' was bred by D. Cutting, of Richville, Vermont, and, was got by his ram 'Monitor' out a ewe purchased of Prosper Elitharp. 'Monitor' was got by Victor Wright's 'California,' etc., etc. 'General Grant' was exhibited at the Cayuga County Fair, in 1864, and took the first prize as yearling. At the Sheep Shearing in the same county in 1865, he received the first prize as a two year old. His fleece, on the latter occasion, being one year and four days

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old, weighed fifteen pounds, and his carcase eighty-three pounds. For about two months previously he had been out of condition, and his wool was dried up."

Mr. J. H. Thomas, of Orwell, Addison county, Vermont, says: "I first started my flock by purchasing, from time to time, of J. T. and V. Rich twenty-six Paular ewes of their breeding, and I have no others, except those I have bred myself from that stock. I have bred a few ewes to Infantado rams, as experiments, but as a rule I have bred to Paular

rams.

"The ram teg, of which Mr. Page took the drawing (the cut of which

GROUP OF FINE WOOLED SHEEP OWNED BY J. H. THOMAS, ORWELL, VERMONT.

accompanies this), was got by Mr. Hammond's 'Gold Drop' out of a ewe bred by the Messrs. Rich, and got by the 'Tottingham ram.' The four year old ewe (in the rear) is a pure Rich ewe, and so is the ewe teg (in the front) got by the "Tottingham ram.""

she has dropped four lambs and raised three of them-bringing this year twins by Percy and Burgess' 'Gold Mine.' She received the first premium at the New York State Fair, in 1864, and was dam of the ram lamb which received the first premium at the State Fair, and which I sold on the ground for eight hundred dollars."

Honorable E. B. Pottle, Naples, Ontario county, New York, says: "The seven year old ram 'Frank,' now owned by myself and I. S.