24 



1861. 

 Decembei'. 



1S62. 



July- 

 August. 

 October. 

 November. 



1863. 

 September. 



October. 



November. 



Credit. 



By 8 sbeep slaughtered, at $2 50 each ... $20 00 

 Bj receipts for lost sheep's pelts 12 00 



By receipts for 1,-526 lbs. of wool, at 50 cts. 763 00 



By receipts for 2 bucks sold 20 00 



By receipts for 50 wethers sold, at S2 50 . 125 00 



By average interest on receipts 23 50 



By 20 cull ewes and 50 welhers, at S3 ... 210 00 

 By 51 wether lambs and 25 cull ewes at 



$2 50 190 00 



By 25 cull ewes, at 83, 50 do. at $3 50. . . 2.50 00 



By 25 wethers, at $3 75 00 



By 22 wether lambs, at $2 50, 1 buck at $3 58 00 



By 7 lambs' pelts 4 00 



By 1 sheep slaughtered " 3 25 



By 1,726 lbs. of wool, at 75 cents 1, 294 50 



By on hand 240 breeding ewes, 69 one shear 

 ewes and 19 one shear wethers, total 328, 



at $2 50 820 00 



8 bucks, valued at 115 00 



-$3,983 25 



Deduct expenses as above 2,288 50 



Net profit 1,694 75 



It will be observed in the foregoing statement of two years, that t}ie sheep 

 on hand were estimated at $2 50 per head, exclusive of bucks. In o]5eningthe 

 account for 1863 and 1864 I value the ewes, lambs, and wethers at $4 each, which, 

 if added to the profits, as shown in the balance of 1881, 1862, and 1863, exhibits 

 a net profit of S2,1S6 75 on an outlay of $870 the two years before. The 

 third year's exhibit is as follows : 



1863. 

 November 1. To valuation of 328 sheep at $4 $1, 



To valuation of 8 bucks 



To cash paid for buck John 



1864. 

 June. 



November 



To cash paid for washing and shearing 



To 10 per cent, interest S1427 valuation Nov., 1863 

 To boarding 337 sheep one year at $2 each 



Total cost . 



2,316 70 



1864. 

 July 



AlTgUSt 



Auirust 11 



Contra credit. 

 By 1,478 pounds of wool, at $1 -Si, 478 



By 7 wether lambs to butcher 



By 19 yearling wethers, at $4. 

 September 6. By 70 wether lambs, at S3 50. 



By 12 cull ewe lambs, at S4 . . 



Sept. 10. By 41 cull ewes, at $5 



October By cash fol- buck lamb 



By cash for Dan buck 



