Beaver County News | 1924-02-01 | Page 4 | Total Returns from Ewe Estimated at about $50

Total Returns From Ew Estimated at About $50 A sheep or lamb carcass has value only once as such, and that is when sold for slaughter. Speaking generally, general-ly, a swe, when bred for her first lamb, Is at the most valuable period of her life, If the sheep and lamb market does not fluctuate. If worth $10 then, she Is worth, on the average, only about $4 when discarded after having produced, say, five lambs. During Dur-ing her useful life of seven years she produces seven fleeces of about eight pounds each and worth 45 cents a pound at present prices. She therefore there-fore grows wool to the value of $25.20. On the average she will raise about four lambs during her five breeding years, and one of these will be retained re-tained to replace the dam, three being sold for slaughter or fattening at $7 each, or $21 for the lambs. The ewe will sell for about $4, making $25 received re-ceived from animal sales and $25.20 from wool sales, or a total of $50.20.