. Animal husbandry for schools. Livestock. 240 Animal Husbandry lambs, and the disadvantages of dressing and marketing, many sheep owners prefer to grow spring lambs. There is much profit in selling lambs afoot in May and June. Usually the highest prices are obtained in June, as at this time the supply of winter- fed western lambs is exhausted, and the summer-fed lambs are not yet on the market in any considerable number. The foundation stock and the management should be much the same as that suggested in growing winter lambs. The ewes should be mated in August, September, and October, as the
. Animal husbandry for schools. Livestock. 240 Animal Husbandry lambs, and the disadvantages of dressing and marketing, many sheep owners prefer to grow spring lambs. There is much profit in selling lambs afoot in May and June. Usually the highest prices are obtained in June, as at this time the supply of winter- fed western lambs is exhausted, and the summer-fed lambs are not yet on the market in any considerable number. The foundation stock and the management should be much the same as that suggested in growing winter lambs. The ewes should be mated in August, September, and October, as the lambs should be dropped in late January, Feburary, and March, not later than. Fig. 100. — Flock of Southdown lambs. March. The lambs should be provided with creeps and fed grain in the same manner as advised for winter lambs ; for if they are to be marketed in a thick fat condition at the age of four or five months, they must be forced from the beginning. It is rather difficult to fatten lambs for the spring market if they once lose their baby fat. Lambs dropped in February and thus cared for should make a weight of approximately eighty pounds by the middle of June. As this is the weight demanded of this class of mutton, it should be the aim of the sheep owner to supply it. When there are several lambs, or when one is located convenient to market, it may be advisable to make two drafts, selling the larger and fatter ones say the first of June, and the remainder of the lamb flock the latter part of the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company
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