Show ADDING TO VALUE OF LAMBS docking and castration should be done in morning many males male should be marketed laahs should be docked and cas mated in ila the morning if possible so that hint they can be looked after during the day time in case of excessive I 1 bleeding as a result of docking decking the j fill 11 ll st lip be tied with a cord it Is best to dock first and castrate a dewi few days later but if the flock Is a large one and a second handling bandling Is not desirable both olle rations may be done at one time too great emphasis cannot be placed upon these two acts of proper flock management from froin the standpoint of success in raising the lambs and the higher market value many blany males are used tor for breeders bleeders bre eders when they should be fattened tor for market the proper place to dock Is about the thin vertebrae brae or about one inch from the body the skin should be forced forward so that it may later fall back and cover the stump for docking a sharp knife will serve well many use a hot pincher or chisel tor for this operation but the heating of iron consumes time and the hot iron is used only in cases when lambs cannot be watched afterward as in range flocks phil A anderson division of animal husbandry university farm |