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sual thing to find sheep of this breed weighing two hundred 

 to two hundred and fifty pounds. The people of Tennessee 

 are but little accustomed to see first-class mutton, such as is 

 shown upon the stalls of a New York market, and conse- 

 quently they will have to be educated to pay the fancy 

 prices obtained there. It is no unusual thing there for a 

 farmer to get 8J to 10 cents per pound, while here with our 

 ordinary wethers we are content to receive 5 and 6 cents 

 per pound. But if the sheep are brought to the same con- 

 dition here, the farmer who feeds them will easily get a fig- 

 ure far in advance of any of the ordinary prices now paid. 

 A statement of Mr. Jurian Winne, of Albany county, New 

 York, in regard to fattening sheep, in the Agricultural De- 

 partment of the Patent Office, for the year 1869, will give 

 some idea to our Southern farmers of how the thing is done 

 better than a long description. He has followed it for years 

 and amassed a large fortune by it. In this 'year he made 

 but a small profit, from the fact that instead of buying him- 

 self, he sent out agents, and they paid very extravagant 

 prices, and as already stated, the great profit lies in the pur- 

 chase of the stock. The extremely heavy snows of winter, 

 or rather late in the spring, kept him feeding longer than 

 necessary, involving a considerable loss also. Still the final 

 result is very satisfactory when we consider the small capi- 

 tal invested. Here is an abstract of his proceedings: 



585 coarse-wool sheep cost him, with a small sum paid for 

 pastures while gathering them up, December 1st, 1869, at 

 $8.20 per head $4,797 00 



He sold 140 of these before he began feeding at 8 cts., weight 



130 pounds average 1,547 00 



Which leaves the cost of 445 sheep $3,250 00 



Feb. 14, 1870, he bought 180 fine-wool sheep at $7.56 per 100 



pounds weight 18,580 1,424 65 



Total cost of all at start $4,674 65 



EXPENDITURES. 



1,245 bushels corn at $1.00 $1,245 00 



8 tons mill feed... 204 00 



