KERRY HILL BREED 



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65 to 85 Ibs. per carcase according to the locality in which 

 they are produced. The ewes after rearing their lambs go 

 chiefly to the Midlands, but also to Hereford, Worcester, 

 Gloucester, Essex, Cheshire, and other counties, to breed 

 fat lambs by Shropshire, Oxford, Hampshire, and Southdown 

 rams. 



The following is a statement of receipts and expenditure 

 in connection with a fat lamb breeding and feeding experi- 

 ment conducted on Dolforgan estate with the object of 

 having the ewes and lambs in the hands of the butcher in 

 twelve months. The ewes were a score of middle class 

 Kerry Hills, the ram a very superior " Oxford Cross " (out 

 of a Border Leicester-Cheviot ewe, by an Oxford ram). 



1904. EXPENDITURE. 



Sept. 6. By 20 Kerry Hill ewes at 1, i8s. 6d. 



Grass keep for ewes up to ist March 



Grass keep for ewes to various sales 



Grass keep for lambs to various sales 



Shepherding 365 days at 3d. per day 



Three tons of cake and corn at ^8, 2s. 



Auctioneers' commission on sales 



Dipping and other dressings 



Castrators' fees . 



Services of ram, 20 ewes at is. 



Interest on money advanced 



Tithes, rates, and taxes 

 1905. 

 Sept. 6. Balance, being profit 



1905. RECEIPTS. 



May i. To i barren ewe sold shorn 

 June 13. 9 fat ewes sold at 1 each . 

 June 13. 6 single lambs at ^i, 155. 3d. each 

 June 13. 9 twin lambs at 1, los. each 

 July 25. 7 fat ewes at ^i, 195. each . 

 Sept. i. 3 ewes retained for stock, ^i, 195. 

 Sept. i. 15 fat lambs, 14 twins, i triplet, at : 

 Sept. i. 2 fat lambs, triplets, 1, los. each 

 Sept. 6. 115 Ibs. of wool from ewes, is. ofd. 

 Sept. 6. 35 Ibs. of wool from lambs, io|d. 

 Sept. 6. Manurial value of cake and corn 



NOTE. The ewes were very healthy, and all lived. The lambs were all born 

 alive ; one small triplet and a twin about a week old died ; all the others went to 

 the butcher. The ewes were wintered on grass, receiving each Ib. of corn per 

 day a month before being due to lamb ; the feed was gradually increased until 

 ewe and lamb consumed a little over I Ib. per day. The ewes were somewhat 

 deficient as nurses up to the time that the lambs could take full advantage of the feed ; 

 afterwards they all ran fat together and made a good finish. A. ANDERSON. 



Dolforgan Estate Office, 22nd November 1905. 



