Early Lamb Raising. 



18& 



The following table gives the date of killing, the date of sale and 

 the prices for which the larabs were sold in New York in 1894 : 



Table XXI. 



DATE OF KILLING. 



February 28 

 February 28 

 March I'A. . 

 March 12. . 

 March 12. . 

 March 12.. 

 March 12 . . 

 March 12.. 

 March 27. . 

 March 27. . 

 March 27. . 

 March 27 . . 

 March 27 . . 

 April 10. . . 

 April 10. .. 

 April 10 . . . 

 April 10 . . . 

 April 10 . . . 

 April 10... 

 April 16 . . . 

 April 16. .. 

 April 16. .. 

 April 30 . . . 

 April 30 . . . 



No. of lamb. 



7 

 18 



6 



8 

 10 

 13 

 16 

 19 

 21 

 23 

 20 



9 

 17 

 26 

 30 

 24 

 33 

 32 

 22 

 31 

 35 

 40 

 37 

 47 



Date of sale. 



March 1 

 March 1 

 March 14 

 March 14 

 March 14 

 March 14 

 March 14 

 March 14 

 March 28 

 March 28 

 March 28 

 March 28 

 March 28 

 April 11 

 April 

 April 

 April 

 April 

 April 

 April 

 April 

 April 

 May 

 May 



11 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 2 

 2 



Price per head. 



1 at $7.00 



1 at 6.50 



2 at 6.00 



2 at 5.00 



2 at 4.00 



2 at 6 . 00 



3 at 5.00 



4 at 5.50 



2 at 5 . 00 



3 at 4.00 

 2 at 3 . 00 



Total. 



$13 50 



30.00 



27.00 



32.00 



12.00 



6.0O 



It will be seen that the lambs sent early in the market sold for 

 the highest price, and in this respect the market for early lambs in 

 1894 did not materially differ from the markets of other years. As 

 a rule, the early market is the best. It is true that the lambs sent at 

 this time are likely to be a little better in quality,asthose which fatten 

 best are sent first to the market, so naturally the best lambs will be 

 sent to the market a little earlier than the poorer lambs ; and when 

 we consider the prices at which earlier lambs are sold in the New 

 York market during the winter and spring months, this point should 

 be borne in mind. Early lambs are usually sold by the head until 

 Tennessee lambs come to market, then all lambs are sold by the pound. 

 The exact time at which this occurs will vary from year to year. 



Sometimes the early lamb market keeps up well until the last of 

 April or even the fore part of May. 



