22 The Shepherds' Guide, 



sheep were store ewes of each kind ; and from ac- 

 curate experiment he found that one acre of good 

 pasture-land, with an allowance of turnips for 

 ^vinter food, at the rate of about fifteen sheep to 

 the acre, carried 6| South Down, 9 Ryelands, 7\ 

 half-blooded Merino South Down^ lOf half- 

 blooded Merino Ryelands. The produce was as 

 follows. 



6i South Downs, at 3^ 



pounds per fleece, at Is. 1 sterling. 



lOd. per pound, pay 5s. ^l/. 15s. 9d. or §794 



6d. each, or 35s. 9d. per I 



acre. J 



9 Ryeland store ewes at"^ 

 2-^ pounds per fleece, at 1 



2s. 2d. per pound, pay ^2/. 3s. lOid. or !S9 75 

 4s, lO^d. each, or 43s. I 

 lOid. per acre. J 



7i South Down Merino^ 



ewes half-blooded, at 4 I 



pounds per fleece, 3s. ^4/. 10s. Od. or ^20 



per pound,pay 12s. each, | 



or 90s. per acre. J 



10 Ryeland Merino ewes,"] 

 half-biooded,at 3-Jpounds | 



per fleece, and 3s. 2d. per J>5/. 2s. lld.or §22 86 

 pound,pay 10s. 3id each, j 

 or 102s. lid. per acre. J 



And this great difference of proceeds, amount- 

 ing in each mixed breed to more than twice and on« 

 half that of the native sheep, accrued between the 

 half-bloods of each race and their natural ances- 



