the run of a field of rape and also in some well cobbed corn. The winter feeding 

 of the lambs began on December 20th, and consisted of a daily ration of 60 pounds 

 clover, green peas and oats, 30 pounds turnips, and 13 pounds bran and oats, the 

 feed costing 40 cents per day or a total up to March 6th of $30.40, an average of 

 $3.03. On this date 12 of the lambs were sold at $6.35 per hundred and 3 were 

 kept for breeding purposes at the same valuation. The weight of the 15 lambs was 

 1,500 pounds, realizing $93.75. Total receipts of lambs and wool, $110.31; ex- 

 penses $59.55; profit, $50.75. 



Second Year. The sheep were brought to the barn on December 15th. Dur- 

 ing the winter they were fed 700 pounds of hay, valued at $3.80; 4,000 pounds 

 green peas and 600 pounds green oats, valued at $15; 2,000 pounds roots, valued 

 at $5; 175 pounds grain, valued at $1.75; total value of winter feed for ewes and 

 ram, $34.55, an average cost per head of $3.33. 16 lambs were dropped and 15 

 lived. Dogs worried the flock in September, causing a loss of two ewes and two 

 lambs for which nothing was recovered. The eleven fleeces, after washing, weighed 

 71 pounds and sold at 33 cents per pound, value $16.33. On April 26th, the sheep 

 and lambs were turned out to pasture on cheap rough land, pasture for the season 

 being valued at $2. On May 10th, the lambs were docked and the males castrated. 

 The winter feeding of the lambs commenced on January 1st. They were fed 

 3,700 pounds of hay, valued at $14.80; 1,000 pounds green oats, valued at $5; 

 1,800 pounds of roots, valued at $3; 130 pounds of bran, valued at $1.20. $2 was 

 charged for pasturing lambs from time of weaning until winter feeding com- 

 menced, a total of $36, or $3 per head. On March 11th, the 13 lambs were sold 

 at $7.50 per hundred; the weight of lambs was 1,170 pounds, realizing $87.70. 

 Total receipts, wool and lambs, $104.03; total expenses, including $13.00 for two 

 ewes worried by dogs, $70.95; profit, $33.08. Profit for two years, $83.83. 



Fairfield Bast. 



Edwin Johns had charge of this Station. The flock consisted of 10 grade 

 Leicester ewes, valued at $6.50 per head and a Cotswold ram. 



First Year. The feed for the ewes and ram during the winter consisted of 

 3,050 pounds of hay, $18.35; 1,500 pounds pea straw, $3.50; 3,775 pounds roots, 

 $4.63; 10 bushels oats, $4.05; 150 pounds bran, $1.65. The pasture for the sum- 

 mer was valued at $13. This makes a total cost of feed during the year, $43.43, or 

 $3.95 per head. Two of the ewes in this flock were lost. One died shortly before 

 lambing, and the other about two weeks after. The cause was not discovered in 

 either case. The ram also died in the spring. He had been ailing all winter with 

 what appeared to be paralysis of the throat. The sheep were not dipped. The 

 clip amounted to 85 pounds, and sold at 13>4 cents, $11.47. 



The flock produced 15 lambs. Two of these were injured during the sum- 

 mer by a train and had to be slaughtered. The railway company allowed a claim 

 of $12 for the two. Thirteen lambs went into winter quarters and were fed 3,440 

 pounds mixed clover, green peas and oats, worth $14.56; 963 pounds of straw, 96 

 cents; 1,365 pounds mangles, $1.60; 1,950 pounds mixed bran, oats and peas, 

 $19.50, total, $36.63, or an average cost of $3.83. The lambs were sold on April 

 25th at 7 cents per pound. The total weight was 1,707 pounds at $7, or a total of 

 $119.49. Including the $13 for the two lambs, the total receipts were $131.49, or 

 an average of $8.77. Total receipts, lambs and wool, $143.96; expenses, $123.39; 

 profit, $19.57. 



