Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. 1917. 89 



Sheep Account for Year Nov. i, igi5, to Oct. ^i, 1916'^' 



Inventory and Expenditures. 



47 original purchase ewes at $5 $ 235.00 



22 yearling ewes (1914 lambs) at $5 110.00 



2>Z ewe (1915) lambs at $3 _ 99.00 



3 registered bucks at $25 (Sold in January 1916) _..._ 75.00 



2 registered bucks at $25 (Purchased in October 1916) 50.00 



I]ran, and mixed feed, 5,500 pounds at $27 per ton 74.25 



Oil meal, 475 pounds at $40 per ton 9.50 



Corn meal, 1900 pounds at $31 per ton.._ 29.45 



Gluten feed, 200 pounds at %?)6 per ton 3.60 



Ground oats, 67.5 bushels at 65 cents per bushel ' 43.88 



Hay, 48,135 pounds at $15 per ton 361.01 



Rowen hay, 4,800 pounds at $12 per ton.... 28.80 



Straw, 8,675 pounds at $5 per ton 21.69 



Turnips, 570 bushels at 15^ per bushel 85.50 



Cull apples, 3 tons at $4 per ton „ 12.00 



Dips, $6.00: Medicines, $1.50...... 7.50 



Salt, 2 bushels at 35^ per bushel .70 



853 hours man labor at 18^ _ 153.5^ 



19 gallons gasoline at 27^' per gallon 5.13 



Total $1,405.55 



Receipts and Inventory 



Vl^ool _ „ $ 255.91 



Sheep and lambs sold 491.08 



63 tons manure from pit ) o i- 



.^ , . 1 1 ^ See discussion 



12 tons manure from sheds \ 



38 original purchase ewes \ 



7 1914 ewes [ 67 at $5 _ 335.00 



22 1915 ewes . ' 



20 1916 ewe lambs at $3 _.. _.._ 60.00 



2 registered Hampshire bucks at $25 50.00 



1 Hampshire buck obtained in exchange for 



2 ewe lambs „ _ 6.00 



Loss on operation** 207.56 



Total $1,405.55 



*Same as first foot note on page 88. 



**This is the loss without allowing for value of manure. See dis- 

 cussion in text. 



