The Republican journal., 1917-02-08
Sheep Raising in Maine,
ul.a. IN Interesting Article by
,.,.. foods, Director of the Maine
.-. pertinent Station.

,la'-s >'~''' ','
sg-a. pertinent STATION
,.. arg. lf the Maine Agricultural
-atlou. at its meeting in
~ . 9taorz7d the purchase OF
... -.tft leut 10 STOCK Highmoor
H- purpose OF studying the
.... whether sheep can or can
,.. ... .hy raised in Maine. The
t 10 be OF a fancy type or
... .. sd that none of the animals
... A. "A fancy price. Nor were
ry bred to produce hot
Nc - .7r the high price OF the
H., ...... They were to be just
.. ata as any ordinary farmer
4. s-. While care was to be eXer-
.... ..u'lng the sheep, no high priced
,...ss .. us used. Nor was special
r.h.~ 30 be employed.
H. are grade Hampshire, but
-, ,-..g pure Hampshire that only
.a.a could tell them from pure
halls They are as fine flock of sheep
.,- .sr-- 10 see. The farm superin-
me-. aa experienced man with sheep
n .g- ave excellent care. A year
g# ssats of the first years trial
W. 55r1-rr4. This trial showed that
h. !-+r. we're kept at a large loss.
7H grastion led to the receipt Of
7,n tsrs and to the publication of
,m. -.v,paper articles. Itwas evident
r hes that many sheep owners
ms .e, we're making money from
XII sa. no one was found VINO was
+l.g lock of about 100 sheep who
y. ". actual tgures whether they
guWsre not being kept at profit.
: l- recent convention of the State
srE=rs A ssociation a paper was read
q .r.as profit on a small flock, but
a a- 0ara were estimates. 1t is
otay. -a4 that on most farms few
,-. .o. he profitable because thew
ID. p, lr-1 for in time that other
5.... a.t be profitablv employed,
az . would be fed more or less
.r s5l- produce and hay. A set
u..-. .,- .ch evervthing was charged
.- would probablv not show the
- credit side. Nevertheless,
st ra-rs who are equipped for them
4 ID. letter off with a few sheep,
s4,. .s salvage of time and ma
va. asr rIpbt otherwise be wasted.
sg., -.-pu is the same as in the case
g -a sNre. a small flock of hens. a
d r-a a-yored to garden crops. etc.
. 81 rs certain well known exceptions
. le~ IF the farm items. charging
IVA. aHst If costs food at what il is
fs sr 5ekjng fixed charges into ac-
Nt v9U.d show book profit, Never
ssss Or very hand there are farmers
10 Ftt i1somas der,vad from small
.Ss u5. nerds and small areas de-
sl COPS i've comfortably. educate
III 2ll4ren, and accumulate some
,s surplus.
he trial with sheen at Highmoor Farm
ne j-a- from November / 1917. to
Io0-r 81 Mis- was carried ont entirely
s1 5.om the losses that occurred the
::esG.Hg Year.
J5ere viii ALWAYS he an expense for
ing ~ and maintaining pastures
'l7gs. etc. for sheen that will varv
li3er7at farms and with different
Tiers The overhead charges. such as
g glf carving conditions In an ex.
1asrf Conducted by the Station where
y "s--ssary to keep individual records.
0fs log the lars and lime involved in
& lssna are EXPENSE Items that the
l'sr tsrmer need not be at For
Use M similar reasons the cost Of
'9a- tire gastures erectino shelters in
lss5Hrs. fitting no the barns for
le5 e9tar trougbs sheen dinping
@' rDrarius machine. gas engine root
, -ee7 liters rent Of land for mas.
~ and crops for the sheen. while ne.
wary esp-ases that must be taken into
al'. by The practical farmer are
!. =" from the following statement,
amounts included are the inventory
w. 3l the sheep. The cost of labor in
,as for the sheen cost of the food
Chased, the value of the hav and straw
~ 4' barn, the cost to grow the roots
y The credits are the sheen and