in Northumberland and Durham in 1887. 
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and foal. They were up to their knees in grass. The beasts 
were getting as much meal as they could eat, and were fat. 
All the Cattle and Sheep were good in character, and thriving. 
The wool which we inspected in the granary was white and 
sound. 
The following account was given of the stock then in 
hand : — 
81 Cattle:-- 
2 cows. 
1 with calf. 
1 calf, sucking. 
1 quey with calf, sucking. 
8 breeding steers, 3 yrs. 
27 „ heifers, 3 yrs. 
994 Sheej^ :— 
105 half-bred ewes, 
255 half-bred ewes, 
10 half-bred eikl [barren]. 
18 half-bred ewes, j 
Leicester tup, j 
8 half-bred ewes, I 
Leicester tup, | 
4 half-bred eild. 
9 breeding steers, 2 yrs. 
13 grazing heifers, 2 yrs. 
5 „ steers, 1 yr. 
5 „ heifers, 1 yr. 
4 calves. 
5 cows belontrino; to hinds. 
with 210 lambs, 
with 255 lambs. 
with 36 lambs, 
with 8 lambs. 
400 ewes 
and 
509 lambs. 
138 three-quarter bred ewes, with 27G lambs. 
99 three-quarter bred ewes, with 99 lambs. 
11 three-quarter bred eikl. 
248 ewes 
20 Cheviot ewes, 
28 Cheviot ewes, 
4 Cheviot eild. 
and 
with 
with 
375 lambs. 
40 lambs. 
28 lambs. 
52 ewes 
and 
68 lambs. 
146 half-bred gimmer ewes. 
118 three-quarter bred gimmer ewes. 
25 tups. 
5 culls. 
Total 994 sheep 
and 
952 Iambs. 
The number of lambs is perhaps partly an estimate, and 
subject to some discount, as they are not counted every day ; 
but if it was only approximately correct, it shows a very good 
fall — 425 half-bred ewes in December are 400 in July, and 
their lambs are about 500, or 117 for 100 put to the ram ; and 
the loss in ewes was about 6 per cent. The In-field flock was 
in December 269 ewes, in July 248, with 375 lambs. The 
