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Statement of probable expenses upon 900
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(No. 23 (2 returns))
Statement of the probable expenses upon 900 breeding ewes and their progeny supposed purchased in lamb in the autumn of 1838 and to be kept "upon thirds" with the probable balance thirds of the wool and increase to the person keeping them calculated for years.
First year
| Dr | Cr | ||||||
| To Wages of 2 Shepherds @ £25 per annum | 50. | 0. | 0 | By one third of nine hundred fleeces weighing 2½lbs each = 750lbs @ 1s/6d | 56. | 5s | 0d |
| " Rations of Do calculated each at 7lbs meat @ 6d and one peck of wheat @ 2/6 per week | 31. | 4. | 0 | One third of lambs from 900 Ewes @ about 93 per cent say 280 for the third or | |||
| " Wages of one Watchman @ £20 per annum | 20 | females 140 | |||||
| " Rations of do same as shepherds | 15. | 12. | 0 | males 140 | |||
| " Expense of 80 Hurdles @ 2/ | 8. | 0 | 0 | Value not estimated until the 2nd | |||
| " Washing 45 score of sheep @ 2/ per score | 4. | 10. | 0 | ||||
| " Shearing do @ 4/- | 9. | 0 | 0 | ||||
| " Four wool bags @ 10/ | 2. | 0 | 0 | ||||
| " Sundry petty Expenses including Shearing cloths - building new huts | 9. | 14. | 0 | Balance | 93 | 15 | 0 |
| 150. | 0. | 0 | 150. | 0. | 0 |
2nd Year Cr
| Balance brought down | 93. | 15 | 0 | By wool of own 280 young ewes & wethers 15 months growth say 3lbs each | 840 | |||
| Wages & rations of 3 shepherds @ £40.12s each | 121. | 16. | 0 | " one third of wool of 560 young sheep @ 3lbs | 560 | |||
| " one watchman | 35. | 12. | 0 | " one third of wool of 870 Ewes @ 2½lbs | 725 | |||
| " one do for six months | 17. | 16. | 0 | 2135 c/f | 159. | 7. | 6 | |
| 40 new Hurdles @ 2/ | 4. | |||||||
| Washing & shearing 1720 sheep @ 6s/ per score | 25. | 16. | 0 | |||||
| 10 wool bags @ 10/ | 5. | 0. | 0 | Balance | 154. | 7. | 6 | |
| Suppose petty expenses | 10. | 0. | 0 | |||||
| 313. | 15. | 0 | 313. | 15. | ||||
Third Year
| Balance brought down | 154. | 7. | 6. | Wool of own 140 young breeding ewes @ 2¾lbs | lbs 385 |
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| Wages & rations of five shepherds @ 40.12 | 203. | 0. | 0 | " " 140 wethers @ 3lbs | 420 | |||
| " " 2 watchmen 35.12 | 71. | 4. | 0 | " " 240 Male & female young sheep @ 3lbs | 720 | |||
| " " 1 do for 6 months 17. 16 | 17. | 16. | One third of wool from sheep belonging to principal calculated at same rate | 1683 | ||||
| 60 new hurdles @ 2/ | 6. | 0. | 0 | |||||
| Washing & shearing 2350 sheep @ 6/ per score | 35 | 14. | 0 | 3208 @1/6 |
240. | 12. | 0 | |
| Fifteen wool bags @ 10/ | 7. | 10. | 0 | |||||
| Petty expenses say | 10. | 0. | 0 | Balance | 264. | 19. | 6 | |
| 565. | 11. | 6 | 565. | 11. | 6 | |||
From increase less [indecipherable]
Current Status:
Accepted