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of the garden, whicli, with a truss of hay (rowens) to each sheep, 

 will provide for the winter, when the ground is covered with 

 snow ; and thus the ewes will be kept in good condition, and be 

 better prepared to afford milk for the lambing season. Spare 

 Brussels sprouts and Scotch kale are very useful to give to the 

 ewes after lambing, as they are extremely productive of milk, 

 but too much is apt to induce rot, therefore caution is required. 

 The account on this first mode will therefore run thus : — 



Four lambs, at 275. each - _ _ 



Wool of three ewes, 45. each fleece 

 Profit upon three ewes, at 5s. each 



Deduct 

 Clipping and washing, Qd, per head 

 Hay, one truss per head, at 2*. 6c?. 

 Salesman's commission and driving. Id. per head 



Clear profit per acre 



Acres 



£ 



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d. 



5 



8 











12 











13 











1 



6 







7 



6 







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9 



6 15 



- 10 



9 



6 4 



3 

 3 



.£18 12 



9 



Second Method. This is rather more profitable, with less risk 

 in lambing, and also with less consumption of winter food. It 

 consists in buying in autumn, as above, only two ewes per acre. 

 The fair way, however, of reckoning upon this plan will be best 

 made upon the three acres, because six ewes will, upon the ave- 

 rage, produce 8 lambs, which are not divisible by three, without 

 a fraction. Then, in March, buy eight tegs (that is the last 

 year's late lambs), at 255. each, the wool of which is more 

 valuable than that of ewes by 35. per fleece. The tegs will sell 

 in autumn for 36^. per head. 



The account upon this second method runs thus : — 



Eight lambs, at 27*. each - - - 



Wool of six ewes, at 4*. each 

 Profit upon the six ewes, at 5«. 

 Wool of eight tegs, at 6s. per fleece 

 Profit upon eight tegs, at 11*. 



£ 



s. 



d. 



10 



16 







1 



4 







1 



10 







2 



8 







4 



8 











13 











7 







20 6 



Deduct 

 Hay for six ewes, at 2s. 6d. - 



Clipping for 14 ewes and tegs, 6d. 

 Salesman's commission and driving, 7d, per head 

 for 14 - - . * _ 



Clear profit upon three acres 

 Of course an inexperienced person should employ a respectable 







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