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FIGURE 6. REAR VIEW OP WELL 

 BRED LAMB. 



The same lamb shown in figuro 5. The 

 broad, thickly fleshed back and full hind quar- 

 ters of this type of lamb are desired by the 

 butchers. 



The la'mbs in lot II 

 were broader, thicker, 

 smoother, more full and 

 deeper in the hind quar- 

 ters than those of lot I, as 

 can be seen in figures 3 

 to 6, which show side and 

 rear views of representa- 

 tive lambs of each lot at 

 the time" they were mar- 

 keted. The butcher or 

 packer prefers the type of 

 lamb shown in figures 5 

 and 6 because it will dress 

 out a higher per cent and 

 present a better carcass. 



Figures 7 and 8 show a 

 number of representative 

 lambs from each lot. 

 These pictures were taken 

 on the same day. The 

 lambs of lot I were 8 weeks 

 old while those of lot II 

 were only 4 weeks old. 

 The lack of mutton con- 



formation in the lambs of lot I is especially noticeable. 



SUMMARY. 



1. The average total gain of the lambs sired by the better 

 ram was 2.54 pounds more at 3 months (93.61 days) of age than 

 the average total gain of the lambs sired by the inferior ram at 

 4 months (122.5 days) of age. 



2. The average daily gain of the better lambs was 26.6 

 per cent greater than that of the lot of lambs sired by the in- 

 ferior ram. 



3. The feed eaten by the lot of lambs sired by the inferior 

 ram was 59 per cent more than that eaten by the lambs sired 

 by the superior ram. The grain eaten per 100 pounds gain was 

 88.78 pounds for the former lot and only 52.81 pounds for the 

 latter. 



