DUNTEOON. 



John McKee had at this Station 10 grade Leicester ewes, valued at $8 per head, 

 and a Shropshire ram. 



First Year. Winter feeding consisted of .,100 pounds of Alfalfa hay and 

 1,430 pounds of clover hay, value, $14.08. A quantity of straw fed was valued 

 at $5. They also got 7 bushels of oats, $2.53; 70 pounds bran, 77 cents. The 

 pasture for the summer was worth $13.75, and zeuoleum dip 75 cents, making the 

 cost of the year's feed $36.87, an average of $3.35. The castrating and docking 

 was done on May 25th. The clip of unwashed wool was 109 pounds, which sold 

 at 13 cents per pound, realizing $14.17. Zenoleum solution was used for dipping. 

 One of the ewes died during the fall. 



There were 11 lambs in the jBock. The winter feeding of these started on 

 October 28th and continued until March 17th, when they were sold. The winter 

 feeding cost $29.10, or $2.65 per head. The feed consisted of 4,200 pounds of 

 Alfalfa at $8 per ton, $16.80; and 1,230 pounds of oats and barley at $1 per 

 hundred, $12.30. The 11 lambs weighed 1,365 pounds, and sold at $7, or $95.55, 

 an average of $8.69. Total receipts, lambs and wool, $109.72; expenses, $80.27; 

 profit, $29.45. 



Seco7id Year. The flock was fed in the barn 2,300 pounds of hay, valued at 

 $12.80, and were allowed pea straw at will, which is put in at a nominal charge 

 of $5; roots valued at $1.56, and 264 pounds grain, worth $2.82, a total of $22.18, 

 an average of $2.01 for winter feeding. Ten lambs were dropped, of which 9 lived. 

 The flock went to pasture April 20th, for which $12 is charged. The shearing was 

 done May 23rd. The eleven fleeces weighed 90 pounds and brought 14 cents per 

 pound, $12.60. After weaning, the lambs were allowed the roughage of the farm. 

 During the feeding period, they were fed 2,400 pounds hay, worth $9.60, and 540 

 pounds grain, valued at $6.75. On March 5th they were sold for 8 cents per pound. 

 The weight of the nine was 915 pounds, bringing $73.20. Total receipts, $85.80; 

 expenses, $57.58; profit, $28.22. Profit for two years, $57.67. 



Paris. 



This Station was in charge of W. A. Crichton, who started with 10 grade 

 Shropshire ewes, worth $8 each, and a Hampshire ram. 



First Year. The flock was fed during the winter 5,120 pounds of hay, $23.04; 

 82 bushels roots, $8.20; 9 bushels oats, $3.60. The pasture for this flock was 

 valued at $17.50, making a total cost for the year of $52.34, or $4.76 per head. 

 The sheep were not dipped. Seventy-seven pounds of wool was sold at 14 cents 

 amounting to $10.78. The ewes were in particularly good health in the spring, 

 and considerable credit for this was thought to be due to the exercise they got. 

 This was attained by having a feed rack at each end of the yard, and with feed in 

 both, the sheep were continually running back and forth. 



The lambs numbered 16. One was sold in November and the balance kept 

 until May 1st. The winter feeding of the lambs consisted of 2,250 pounds of hay, 

 $9; 13,500 pounds roots, $18; 3,000 pounds oats, $30; and 2,250 pounds ensilage, 

 $3 ; total, $60, or $4 per head. The lamb sold in the fall went away before feed- 

 ing commenced, and brought $8. The remaining 15 when sold weighed 2,150 

 pounds, and sold at 7 cents per pound, bringing in $150.50. Total receipts for 

 lambs, $158.50, an average per head of $9.91. It should be noted that at this 

 Station the charges for pasture and also for some of the feed are high. Total 

 receipts, $169.28; expenses, $118.64; profit, $50.64. 



