Show Li S j ELIMINATE ALL POOR LAMBS Carcasses of Improperly Finished Animals An An- Imala Do Not Find Ready I Sale on Market Just why the time latter part art of or t tand and early part of September Invariably url lI ably demoralizes demoralises the lamb market has puzzled market students for many years A large percentage of lambs coming out of Illinois Wisconsin Michigan l Ohio Indiana and and Iowa are small native animals that have to be te besold sold for tor what t they will realize These Thes lambs iambs coming on a usually congested market sell for tor a marked reduction and since the time consumption of f lamb lambIs Is limited In In certain 5 sections of ot th the country carcasses from these Improperly Improperly improperly erly finished lambs Iambs do not find a ready sale This annual occurrence in this this' section not only penalizes the growers of good lambs b but t means a loss to the producers of the time inferior InterIor kinds Since the product is inferior it has a tendency tendency tendency tend tend- ency to prejudice consumers against lamb Farmers in the corn belt states surrounding surrounding sur stir rounding the the Chicago market are advised advised advised ad ad- by United States department of ot agriculture specialists to make a concerted concerted con con- effort eort to put the their r lambs in better better bet bet- ter market condition It is ts 9 t thought though ought certain that most of those who were responsible for this years year's native e lambs could have put them I im In much better market condition with good profit to themselves es It Is regrettable that so large a number of undocked and un castrated poorly finished scrub scrub- bred lambs Iambs fill the markets markets' f from oom these sections ct S The man who keeps a small flock on the farm is advised to remember the Importance of ot handling sh sheep p wisely The ewes should be bred early enough In the fall tall so that the they will wilt produce their lambs In March and April The lambs should be docked and castrated when they are ten days old They should receive sufficient feed to keep them growing in order that when they are ready for the time market in about four tour months mouths they should weigh from sS r La I Young Sheep on Pasture Being Pre Pro pared for Market G 65 to 70 pounds and carry a uniform covering co of flesh Lambs which are well wen bred properly cared for docked and castrated and in good flesh will go onto the market a credit to the theman theman theman man who has pro produced them and will win find a read ready sale CA v |