of different Breeds o f Sheep. 
m 
mated at the prices of those sold alive), the produce per head 
is, for the Leicesters, 21. %s. 5^c?. ; for the cross-bred wethers^ 
21. 95. Q\d. ; for tlie cross-bred ewes, 21. 85. 0\d. : or an average 
for the 80 cross-breds — mixed ewes and wethers — of about 
21. 8s. 9.JC?. ; that is, on tlie whole, about 8J. per head less for 
the cross-breds than for the Leicesters. 
In giving a balance-sheet of these experiments, we must 
reiterate a protest against any great reliance being placed on 
money calculations of this kind, in which the rates both of pur- 
chase and sale are subject to so many fluctuating circumstances. 
Such a /*a/a7Jce-sheet may be of some use to those wlio wilF 
accept it with due qualification ; but, even then, not as a means, 
of measuring the profit or loss of the feeding process, which 
involve so many other considerations than the mere cost of the- 
store animals and their food on the one hand, and their produce- 
of sale on the other. It is only given then as a means of aiding- 
a comparison between the particular lots under consideration, 
and even then it must be borne in mind that, in going into the 
market to procure animals pure as to breed, and to a certain 
extent even and above average quality, something like a fancy 
price must be paid for the stores, which will vary according to 
the trouble that has been taken and the number of flocks that 
have been visited in making the selection. Given then with 
these cautions, the following are balance-sheets for the Leicesters,, 
cross-bred wethers, and cross-bred ewes respectively. 
Table XVI. 
Balance Account of the Leicesters. 
£. 
s. 
d. 
£. 
s. 
d. 
Cost of 40 Leicester Lambs at 36s. 6c?. per head .. .. 
73 
0 
0 
They consumed of purchased food : — 
4704 lbs. Oilcake at Si. per ton 
IG 
16 
0 
4480 lbs. Clover Hay at 4/. 10s. per ton .. .. 
9 
0 
0 
25 
IG 
9 
98 
IG 
0 
40 Fat Leicester Sheep and Wool sold, April, 1853, for 
98 
17 
Hi 
Difference 
0 
1 
111 
Table XVII. 
