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OF THE THINGS HE BUYS ARE REDUCED SHARPLY. But what individual farmer can control these prices? Again, the feeder calf producer can cut down on production costs by reducing the amount of production material purchased such as, fertilizer but, in my opinion, this would in most cases surely spell quicker doom to his business.
Wade H. Massie Jr. told me not so long ago that the first flock of ewes he had. which he himself attended to and built largely from the daughters and granddaughters of one ewe which was a superior milker that usually produced twins, convinced him there was money in sheep. Just when this was, Mr. Massie didn’t say, however today there are sheep at “Hampden Hall,” sheep at “Meadow Green,” and sheep at “Red Hill.” All of these farms are beef cattle farms and I’ll wager that all will be producing beef and lambs for years to come. Again I invite you to consider the production costs of lambs and wool as compared to receipts. With reasonable attention there will be clear money in sheep for years to come.
Recently in cleaning out my desk I came across a letter from a friend for whom I purchased 35 ewes (1949) which came in a car : Load primarily for Rappahannock farmers. As a matter of curiosity, I wrote this friend asking him many of .the original ewes were still on hand and what they hac| done for him. Today, Dan Kite, whom many of you know, replied as follows: “In 1949 the 35 ewes and one buck cost me $863. The returns were as follows: 1950—35 ewes—return approximately $1200; 1951—34 ewes— return approximately $1700; 1952 32 ewes—return . approximately $1400; 1953—31 ewes—return approximately $1100. ■ A total return for four years— $5400.00. - •
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