Here's a short list off the top of my head:
1)they mow the lawn/clear underbrush
2)they fertilize
3)they provide wool
4)they provide more sheep
5)we sell some
6)we eat some
7)we get skulls off ones we eat (we can sell them)
8)we get hides off the ones we eat (we can sell them)
RE: COUNTING SHEEP, IN THE MORNING