In closing this report, your committee wish to venture a little outside of their proper place, to make mention of the very beautiful lot of wool exhibited by George W. Pollock, showing conclusively that he must have a very valuable flock of sheep, and knows well how to take care of them. All of which is respectfully submitted,

"Sanford," owned by John S. Delano, Mt. Vernon, Ohio, awarded premium for best merino buck two years old and over.

Pedigree.-"Sanford" was bred by Wm. R. Sanford, of Orwell, Vt. He was got by "Cosset," by "Cross Ram," by "Old Greasy" (Hammond's,) by "Wooster," by "Old Black." His dam was by "California" (Victor Wright's,) by "Long Wool" (Hammond's,) by "Old Greasy," by "Wooster," etc.-therefore a pure "Infantado." His second fleece was 22 lbs.; third, 24; fourth, 233: weight of carcass, 105 lbs. He girths four feet and one inch; was four years old last spring; is the sire of some of the best stock in Vermont and Ohio.

"Hamburg," owned by S. S. Matthews, Outville, Licking county, Ohio; awarded premium as second best Merino buck, two years old and over, and first premium on sweepstakes on fine wool sheep.

Pedigree.-"Hamburg" was got by "Old Grimes," by "Sweepstakes,"

etc. Dam got by "Woodstock," by "Wooster," by "Old Black;" grand dam by "Old Pomp," by "Blackhawk," by "Old Black," out of Campbell

ewe.

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Yearling Merino ram, "Hibbard," now owned by Eli Keller & Co. of Newark, O.; winner of first prize for one year old rams at the Ohio State Fair for 1864.

His sire was bred by H. R. Holden, Middlebury, Vt.; got by "Sweepstakes," out of an Infantado ewe bred by Edwin Hammond, of Middlebury, Vt. His dam was sired by the "Little Robinson Buck," and his grand dam by the "Old Wooster Buck," and out of an Atwood ewe.

HIBBARD.

Infantado ewes, "Beauty" and "Queen of the West," bred by Edwin Hammond, Middlebury, Vt.; now owned by Eli Keller, Newark, O.

"Beauty," on the right hand, is 6 years old, and one of the five aged ewes who took first premium at Ohio State Fair, 1864.

Got by Little Wrinkly; by old Wrinkly; by old Greasy; by Wooster; by old Black.

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"Queen of the West" was out of old Queen; by Long Wool; by old Greasy; by Wooster; by old Black.

Was got by Sweepstakes; by Little Wrinkly; by old Wrinkly; by old Greasy; by Wooster; by old Black.

Awarded first premium for Merino ewes, two years old and over, at the State Fair at Columbus, Sept. 1864.

Infantado ewe, "Little Princess," 4 years old, one of the five ewes awarded first prize at Ohio State Fair, 1864. Owned by E. Keller, Newark, O.

She was out of a ewe bred by Reuben Hall, Cornwall, Vt., by Lawrence ram; by old Wrinkly; by old Greasy; by Wooster; by old Black. She was got by Greasy; by Edwin Hammond's old Greasy, &c., as above.