Show ADDING TO VALUE OF LAMBS Docking and Castration Should Be BeDone BeDone BeDone Done in Morning Morning Many Many Males Should Be De Marketed Lambs should be docked and castrated castrated cas cas- In the morning If It possible so that the they can be looked ed after aftel during the day time In case of excessive bleeding as a result of ot docking the tall should be tied with a cord corel It Is i best to dock lock flirt first and castrate a few days later but If the flock Is a large e eone I one and a second handling Is not desirable desirable desir I able ble both operations may lUay be bc done at atone atone atone one time Too great emphasis cannot be placed upon these two acts of ot proper flock management from the standpoint of success In raising the thc lambs and antI the higher market value Many male are used for breeders when they should be fattened attene for market marlet The proper place to dock Is about the third verte vertebrae rae or about one Inch from rom the bod body The skin should be beforce forced force forward fOl so that it may later fall hack back and cover the stump For Tor docking decking a n sharp knife will serve well Many use a hot r or Jr chisel for this operation but the heating of or Iron lion consumes time and the thc hot Iron Is used only In cases when lambs cannot be watched afterward n as In range flock Phil Phil A. A Anderson division tIl of animal animal ani ani- mal coal husbandry University farm |