THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



Betty was a little less than two years old, her 

 little daughter arrived. 



Lambs are always attractive and funny, 

 with their quaint, solemn faces and elongated 

 legs and tails ; but the offspring of a pet sheep 

 is simply fascinating, because quite fearless. 

 Bess, a lifelong friend of Betty's, had puppies 

 about six weeks old when Baa-Baa was born; 

 and the antics of those babies, when at play, 

 would have beguiled the most diligent into 

 waste of time. But, then, it is just such stolen 

 moments which give zest to farm life. 



Baa-Baa's advent had no special signifi- 

 cance until Christmas time, when, reading the 

 market quotations one day, I saw that " hot- 

 house " lambs were bringing from fifteen to 

 twenty dollars apiece. Such prices aroused 

 active interest. Books, pamphlets and farm 

 papers were procured, and a course of study 

 was in progress when the new lease was signed, 

 that made personal experiment possible. 



In March five sheep were bought, at six dol- 

 lars each; Mr. E.'s Dorset ram was hired for 



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