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Table XXI gives the number of lambs, date of killing, date of 

 sale and price per head. In marketing these lambs, it was found 

 necessary to have them present a neat and inviting appearance when 

 exposed for sale if best prices were to be obtained. Of course size 

 and fatness are of prime importance and it is also equally import- 

 ant that these conditions be obtained early in the life of the lamb 

 before it presents what is known as a " staggy " appearance. As 

 the season advances, it will be found necessary to have the lambs 

 larger than during the first of the early lamb market. The late 

 market seems to demand greater weight than the early market. 

 From several visits at various commission houses in New York it 

 has been learned that care and skill in dressing the lambs and pre- 

 paring them for market is almost of as much importance as the care 

 and skill in fattening the lamb. Particularly is this true of lambs 

 of ordinary condition. On one visit to a commission house a lot of 

 Iambs was noticed for which the commission merchant asked $3.00 

 per head and had remained unsold for several days. Assurance was 

 given that this same lot would have met with ready sale at $6.00 

 per head had they been properly prepared for the market. In pre- 

 paring lambs for shipments, certain precautions should be observed. 



