. Types and market classes of live stock. Fig. 44. Choice Fat Western Lambs. bids until they are more nearly dry, and if bids are made onanimals having wet fleeces, the buyer trys to allow for theextra weight in the price he offers. Foreign material, suchas mud, sand, or manure, may be lodged in the fleece, andsuch offerings always command a lower price. It pays tomarket all sheep in clean condition. Choice lambs.—This grade includes most of the betterlamb offerings upon the Chicago market. Lambs cannot bevery deficient in form, quality, fatness, or weight, and gradeas choice. Deficiency in qu


. Types and market classes of live stock. Fig. 44. Choice Fat Western Lambs. bids until they are more nearly dry, and if bids are made onanimals having wet fleeces, the buyer trys to allow for theextra weight in the price he offers. Foreign material, suchas mud, sand, or manure, may be lodged in the fleece, andsuch offerings always command a lower price. It pays tomarket all sheep in clean condition. Choice lambs.—This grade includes most of the betterlamb offerings upon the Chicago market. Lambs cannot bevery deficient in form, quality, fatness, or weight, and gradeas choice. Deficiency in quality or in weight frequently ac-counts for failure to grade as prime, but lack of condition isthe most common cause. Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 187 Good lambs.—Marked deficiency in form, quality, condi-tion, or weight, or a slight deficiency in each, puts the lambinto the good grade. Lack of quality and lack of conditionare the most frequent causes of failure to grade higher thangood. Medium Iambs.—Here the form is fre


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