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Show When Is a I.nmli Fat ? It V impoprtant that the practical feeder be able to determine when lambs are properly finished and in the most satisfactory and profitable condition con-dition for the market. This is not always an easy task; experienced feeders feed-ers are sometimes deceive 1. As an aid i in studying this matter, the following I directions, prepared by Prof. John A. Craig of the animal husbandry department de-partment of th.e Iowa Agricultural College, Col-lege, for the instruction of students, are of interest: When put into the feed lot under proper conditio;;?, lambs will usually begin to show the inliu-t-nce of good feeding at the end of the third or fourth week. During this time they seem to he simply ge'.ting into good condition io put on ticsn. though it appears that some flesh is being deposited internally. Toward the end of that time many of the Iambs may be noticed standing le.s-urely le.s-urely in the sun in a partially stretched posture. This pose in the lambs is a delight to the shepherd. The fattening process seems to extend from the internal regions, and is first in evidence at the tail. It then passes along the back over the shoulder and reaches the neck; from this line it seems to extend down the sides and over the breast in front. There are six main points at which its extension seems most in evidence at the tail, middle of the back, the neck, the flank, the purse and the breast. |
