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March, 1878, there are ewes 1,600 



yearlings ; one-half ewes, and the other half 



wethers 1,280 



lambs as 1877 1,280 



Making four flocks ; three of ewes and lambs, and one of yearlings . . 4,160 



October, 1878, there are breeding ewes 1,600 



young ewes 640 



Total to go to ram in October 2,240 



March* 1879, there are wethers, two-years old 640 



yearlings (ewes and wethers) 1,280 



breeding ewes 2,240 



lambs 2,240 



6,400 



October, 1879, there are breeding ewes 2,240 



yearling ewes 640 



Making number of ewes to go to ram 2,880 



March, 1880, there are breeding ewes 2,880 



lambs 2,880 



wethers three years old 640 



two 640 



yearlings, ewes, and wethers 2,240 



Total number March, 1880 9,280 



Advice to Emigrants. The adventurer from a distance, 

 seeking to invest in sheep husbandry in Texas, is advised to 

 proceed directly either to Corpus Christi or San Antonio, 

 from each of which points he can make observations with 

 convenience, and obtain information as to desirable locations. 

 He should spend three or four months looking around for a 

 range. The ewes may be carried from the West, or bought 

 in Texas. Mexican ewes can be purchased at 75 cents per 

 head, and improved sheep for from $1.50 to $4. Texas 

 raised rams can be bought for $10, and imported rams for 

 from |30 to $50. It would be more safe to rent a tract 

 of land, which he can probably obtain at a very cheap rate, 

 say $100 per year for enough land to feed two flocks of sheep 

 of 1,100 each. As he may not like the business or the local- 

 ity, it would be more prudent, at first, not to purchase a 

 range. If he is willing to incur greater risks, to secure the 



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