The Production of " Hothouse " Lambs 



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Fig. 50. — Delaine ewe No. ji8 



bom in six years. They made an average gain per day of .49 pound each. 



They sold for a total of $46.48 when quoted at a total of $48.02. This also 



may be due to the fact 



that the average dail}^ 



gain was below .50 



pound. 



A grade Southdown 



ewe, No. 316 (Tables 



3 and 4), produced 



eleven lambs in seven 



years. Seven of these 



were raised as hot- 

 house lambs and sold 



for $40.95 when the 



quotations called for a 



totalof$44.87. These 



lambs made a daily 



gain of .40 pound each. 

 A grade Southdown 



ewe, No. 376 (Tables 3 and 4), produced ten lambs in six years, of which 



seven sold as hothouse lambs for $47.53. The total of the highest quo- 

 tations when these lambs were sold was $50.47. These lambs averaged a 



daily gain of .49 pound 

 each. 



A grade Shropshire 

 ewe, No. 360 (Tables 

 3 and 4), produced 

 eight lambs in five 

 years, of which seven 

 were sold as hothouse 

 lambs for $53.9 7. The 

 total of the highest 

 quotations when these 

 lambs were sold was 

 $58.52. These lambs 

 made a gain of .47 

 pound each daily. 

 From no other ewe 



in the flock have more 

 Fig. 51. — Grade Southdown ewe No. 716 ,, . -u .-u 



^ ^ than SIX hothouse 



lambs been sold. For comparison with the work of these exceptional ewes 



the average production of the flock has been calculated. In the eight 



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