Brown's Corners. 



This Station was iu charge of Wm. Little. The flock consisted of 13 ewes, 

 one being a Cotswold grade, 3 Shropshire grades, 3 Oxford grades, one Lincoln 

 Griade, and 4 Dorset grades, and a Southdown ram. The ewes were considered to 

 be worth $8.00 each. 



First Year. They were fed during the winter, 3,100 pounds hay, $15.50; 

 1,000 pounds straw, $1; 90 bushels turnips, $5.40; 22 bushels oats, $8.80; 700 

 pounds bran, $8.20, dover chaff and oil cake, 75 cents; total, $39.65; average, $3.05 

 The wool weighed 80 pounds and sold at 15 cents for $12. It was intended tha.f 

 the lambs from this Station should be placed on the Easter market. As Easter 

 came unusually early in the spring, and plans had not been made long enough 

 ahead the previous fall, it was found impossible to get any of the lambs ready 

 before Easter. The first lamb was dropped on February 11th. During the spring, 

 6 lambs were sold for $46. Two were taken into the flock for breeding purposes 

 at that time at an average of $7.50 each. The remaining 5 lambs were held over 

 and marketed in the spring of 1911. These were dressed by Mr. Little and sold 

 for $48.07. This makes the total receipts from the lambs, $109.07; average per 

 head, $8.39. The 5 lambs that were kept until 1911 were placed on the road 

 during the summer of 1910, were fed one-half ton threshed alsike, $3.00; 323 

 pounds oats, $3.42; 65 pounds pease, 87 cents; 60 bushels roots, $4.80; total, 

 $12.09; average per head, $2.42. Total receipts, $121.07; expenses, $59.00; profit, 

 $62.07. 



Second Year. The flock was fed 2,700 pounds hay, $16.20; 2,250 pounds 

 dover chaff valued at $6.75; 6,720 pounds roots worth, $8.96; 2,154 pounds grain, 

 valued at $24.26. They pastured on the road and were only charged 50 cents for 

 summer with 50 cents added for dip. The cost for the year was $57.17, an average 

 of $4.76. The lambs were sold for the spring trade and received no feed which 

 is not charged in the feed of the ewes. 22 of them were raised, which indicates 

 that this flock is very prolific. They were sold at various times and at various 

 prices, realizing in all $168. 103 pounds of wool brought $14.99. The total 

 receipts were $182.99; expenses, $64.43; profit, $118.56. Profit for two years, 

 $180.63. 



