Hi Jon I find google useful for this sort of enquiry shearling n. one-year-old sheep, from which one crop of wool has been taken. For Tup http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tup And a Tod :- tod1 n (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) Brit a unit of weight, used for wool, etc., usually equal to 28 pounds [probably related to Frisian todde rag, Old High German zotta tuft of hair] Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Anyone any idea how I can guess the price of farm live and dead stock in > the 1860's ? I've got an auction notice 1861 detailing the stock of > Samuel Malings who is leaving Hungrill Farm, Launton, (347 Capital Sheep, > 17 Cattle, 32 Pigs 11 horses, farming implements etc. etc.) > Anyone know what volume/weight a "Tod of Wool" is? There are 50 of > those. > Anyone got any salt/grit they can send over? > Thanks > Jon Malings > A quite snowy Wexford, Ireland