i8o Soiling. 



will be noticed that the last clipping for 1885 aver- 

 aged nearly fifteen pounds per head for the entire 

 flock; the shearling ewes averaged over sixteen 

 pounds. 



My lambs, during the years 1880 and 1881, were 

 weaned July ist, and at the average age of four 

 months, the average weight was a trifle over ninety- 

 one pounds, many of the single lambs weighing a 

 pound or nearly so for every day they were old. 

 As many of them were twins, the average was re- 

 duced. The above results I have never known to 

 be equalled by any flock of Cotswolds, or an}' other 

 breeds of sheep i*n America. The secret of my suc- 

 cess was keeping the sheep eating, and giving them 

 a shady place to eat in. The extra labor was re- 

 turned several times over. I give soiling the credit 

 for these results. 



