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The above tabulation shows every item of expense against 

 the tlook during the entire year except the labor required to 

 look after it. It has been assumed that the value of the 

 manure will offset the labor expenses. After all of these 

 expenses were cousidert^d the tlock gave a return of $10.11. 

 What do these figures mean? Do they mean that the Sta- 

 tion received but flO.ll on the whole flock? No, that is 

 not all they mean. They mean that the Staton realized 

 fl2.50 per ton for all the soy bean hay eaten throughout the 

 winter, that the pasture rented for ten cents per sheep 

 j)er month, that 70 cents iK'r bushel were realized upon the 

 corn used and |12.00 a ton on the cotton seed — and finally, 

 in addition to marketing the farm crops at the above prices, 

 .flO.ll were realiziHl. The financial returns were satisfac- 

 tory, but not as satisfactory as they could have been made 

 if th',' feed bill had been cut down and pasture made u.se 

 of after the lambs came. For inst.mce the farmer would 

 have almost entirely dispensed with the feed item of .fl.'>.70 

 for lot .3. Live stock should be looked upon as a means of 

 marketing the farm crops at good prices while, at the same 

 Time, the nmnure is returned to the soil. 



Experience of Two Alabama Sheep Farmers. 

 Many farmers will be. interested in the following state- 

 ments from good farmers who have tried the sheep business 

 and are making a success of it — 



Alabama Experimental Station. 



Dear Sirs: — 



About fifteen years ago I bought six head of ewes and one 

 buck as a sftart in the sheep Imsiness. Up to that time I 

 had never liked sheep, but experience has taught me to be 

 more and more pleased wth them as time goes by. They 

 have been great money makers for me. I kept all the ewe 

 lambs for several years and today have one hundred and 

 forty head of breeding ewes. For the last five years have 

 sold both male and female lambs, keeping just enough ewe 

 lambs to keep up the number where I want it. 



