. Types and market classes of live stock. that willrid the animal of this pest. The best means of combatingthe parasite is by preventative measures, although no veryreliable plan of management has as yet been worked out thatreally solves the problem. The western rangeman with greatareas of pasturage is able to keep his flocks on fresh ground,but on farms this is not easily possible. Hence, westernsheep have a great advantage over native sheep for feedingpurposes. At the large markets and in live-stock reports, westernsheep are frequently distinguished by the name of the state Types and Market
. Types and market classes of live stock. that willrid the animal of this pest. The best means of combatingthe parasite is by preventative measures, although no veryreliable plan of management has as yet been worked out thatreally solves the problem. The western rangeman with greatareas of pasturage is able to keep his flocks on fresh ground,but on farms this is not easily possible. Hence, westernsheep have a great advantage over native sheep for feedingpurposes. At the large markets and in live-stock reports, westernsheep are frequently distinguished by the name of the state Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 183 in which they are supposed to have been produced or fed,such as Montanas, Colorados, Mexicans, Idahos, word fed when prefixed to the name of a class indicatesthat the sheep were fattened on grain rather than on grassalone. Mutton Sheep. All sheep and lambs sent to market, no matter what thecondition, age, or weight, are classed as mutton sheep if theyare suitable for immediate slaughter. They are either. Fig. 42. Prime Lambs. Grade Shropshire lambs. Grand Champions at the 1913 and exhibited by KnoUin & Finch of Soda Springs, Idaho. slaughtered at Chicago packing houses or reshipped to Phila-delphia, New York, Baltimore, Washington, Buffalo, and othercities. Only the better grades are shipped. The sub-classesof mutton sheep are lambs, yearlings, wethers, ewes, andbucks and stags. Lambs.—Of the various sub-classes of mutton sheep, thelamb sub-class is by far the most important, both to the pro-ducer and to the consumer. The producer finds the market- 184 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock ing of lambs more profitable than the marketing of olderanimals, while the consumer has developed a strong and in-creasing preference for lamb. Seventy-five per cent, of theovine receipts at Chicago are lambs, and the percentage is in-creasing. Nevertheless, mature mutton sheep will never dis-appear from the market, because surplus and sp
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