. Types and market classes of live stock. t there are fewer wethers reaching the marketeach year, and, as the demand for dressed lamb seems des-tined to increase, the proportionate number of wethers willundoubtedly continue to decrease, especially when transpor-tation lines are further extended through the range present, the rangeman has a place for wethers if his loca-tion is such that the shipment of animals is difficult and ex-pensive, if he has very cheap grazing lands and can produce 190 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock his animals at very low cost, or if he has too few
. Types and market classes of live stock. t there are fewer wethers reaching the marketeach year, and, as the demand for dressed lamb seems des-tined to increase, the proportionate number of wethers willundoubtedly continue to decrease, especially when transpor-tation lines are further extended through the range present, the rangeman has a place for wethers if his loca-tion is such that the shipment of animals is difficult and ex-pensive, if he has very cheap grazing lands and can produce 190 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock his animals at very low cost, or if he has too few breedingsheep to run his ranch at its full capacity. As a muttonproduct, wethers are used in hotel, restaurant, dining car,and steamship trade, or in any place where the heavier cutsmay be advantageously used. The grades of wethers areprime, choice, good, and common. Ewes.—Yearling ewes, ewes discarded as breeders, andsurplus breeding ewes compose this sub-class. Wide differ-ences are therefore noticeable in age, condition, and weight. Fig. 48. Prime Western iearliiigs. of offerings. As a rule, ewes dress out lower and yield pro-portionately less lean meat that wethers, and hence bring alower price, the difference ranging from 25 to 50 cents percwt. The higher grades of ewes are utilized for hotel andrestaurant trade, while the lower grades supply the demandfor cheap mutton in cities, mining camps, and other grades of ewes are prime, choice, good, medium, andcommon or culls. Bucks and stags.—The supply of these is limited andhence they are not graded. This sub-class is of no specialimportance to the producer of mutton. Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 191 Feeder Sheep. The chief distinction between mutton sheep and feedersheep is the degree of fatness. Other distinctions are notice-able, however, for a study of the two classes discloses thefact that thinness of flesh is not alone sufficient to gain ready-admission to the feeder class. The animal should als
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