Types and market classes of live stock . ommon. fEwes Fancy selected, choice, i good, common. [Bucks (Not graded.) 1 Hot-House LambsThrow OutsDead SheepGoats * III. Bui. 129. 216 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock The division of the sheep in each class into sub-classes isdetermined either by age or sex. The division of the sheep ineach sub-class into grades depends upon their comparative meritsand faults and is more arbitrary than the division into classesand sub-classes. Native and western sheep.—Before taking up a descriptionof the various classes, sub-classes, and grades, it is necessa
Types and market classes of live stock . ommon. fEwes Fancy selected, choice, i good, common. [Bucks (Not graded.) 1 Hot-House LambsThrow OutsDead SheepGoats * III. Bui. 129. 216 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock The division of the sheep in each class into sub-classes isdetermined either by age or sex. The division of the sheep ineach sub-class into grades depends upon their comparative meritsand faults and is more arbitrary than the division into classesand sub-classes. Native and western sheep.—Before taking up a descriptionof the various classes, sub-classes, and grades, it is necessaryto explain the differences between native sheep and westernsheep. Broadly speaking, native sheep are those kept in smallflocks on the farms of the central, southern, and eastern states,while western sheep are those coming to market from large bandson the ranges of the western states. There is also a differencein the breeding; western sheep have a large proportion of Merinoblood, whereas natives have mostly a mutton ancestry. Western. Fig. 59. Prime Native Lambs. Bred and fed by the Iowa State College. sheep are white faced and usually show more or less wrinkles,particularly below the neck; native sheep are mostly brownfaced and are usually free from wrinkles. Range methods offeeding and management, as compared with farm methods,result in further differences in appearance and make easy thedistinction between natives and westerns. The mutton andbreeding classes include both native and western sheep, but thefeeder class is composed of western sheep only. Although thinnatives are bought up in the country and successfully fed, thosethat reach the market in low condition do not sell as feedersbecause they are usually infested with internal parasites, thusmaking it difficult and often impossible to fatten them. Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 217 The stomach worm of sheep, Haemonchus contortus, isone of the most serious pests affecting live stock. Sheep of allages are subje
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