Sheep, breeds and management . er week, including ram service ... 44 £1 5 115 THE COST OF KEEPING A SHEEP. 203 The cost of keeing a ewe I therefore find to be £1 5s. ii^ annum. The lamb has been assumed to cost 3d. perweek from birth to weaning time on June ist, or for seven-teen weeks, 4s. 3d., and the cost of the couple is seen to be£1 los. 2|d. A fairly kept ewe and her lamb will, therefore, be kept onmixed arable and grass farms, such as abound in the chalkand oolite formations, for about 30s. From this sum it iscustomary to deduct the fleece of the ewe, which varies withthe weight, a
Sheep, breeds and management . er week, including ram service ... 44 £1 5 115 THE COST OF KEEPING A SHEEP. 203 The cost of keeing a ewe I therefore find to be £1 5s. ii^ annum. The lamb has been assumed to cost 3d. perweek from birth to weaning time on June ist, or for seven-teen weeks, 4s. 3d., and the cost of the couple is seen to be£1 los. 2|d. A fairly kept ewe and her lamb will, therefore, be kept onmixed arable and grass farms, such as abound in the chalkand oolite formations, for about 30s. From this sum it iscustomary to deduct the fleece of the ewe, which varies withthe weight, and cannot be taken at more than 4s. or the net cost under the system of treatment indicatedwill be from 26s. to 27s. per annum, and the amount ofprofit depends upon the price of lambs. This varies exceed-ingly. In July lambs may be worth 30s., or even 40s., inwhich case the flock has certainly paid well, but in seasonssuch as 1893 they are difficult to dispose of, even at priceswhich it would be misleading to 204 SHEEP : BREEDS AND MANAGEMENT. CHAPTER OF SHEEP. [In the section on Management, references will be found to many of thediseases of sheep. As it is not intended that this volume should be a completeveterinary handbook, we shall not now enter into a detailed catalogue of ail-ments, but the following paragraphs describe a number of the more seriousdisorders. Several of these notices are from the pen of Professor Axe.] Sore Mouths and Teats in Lambs and Ewes. The article on aphthse, thrush or canker, by ProfessorAxe (see page 223), is well worth the careful attentionof sheep breeders. There are few breeders but musthave suffered at certain periods of the year from thedisease which is there described. The consequences areserious, as they entail the loss of many ewes and lambs,and the effects are even more far reaching than this. Iremember a severe attack in the spring of 1886, after ascarcity of roots, and a too free use of hay, cake, and ot
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