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southern lambs is probably a little less, while in the 

 Northwest in Idaho, Oregon and Utah lambs will no 

 doubt average more. But taking the lambs all over the 

 western ranges 65 pounds will be very close to the ship- 

 ping weight when they are loaded for the feeding points 

 in the fall. If the sheep are to be sheared again in the 

 fall this is done after the lambs are shipped, and then 

 the herds are sent to the winter range. The rams, or 



In Heavy Timber "Cuts" May Occur, and the Band Should Not Be So Large As 

 On the Open Range. 



"bucks," are placed with the ewes along in December, 

 according to the time when the lambs are desired. As 

 the ewes carry their lambs five months it is a question 

 for each owner to decide for himself, according to his 

 judgment and the location of his lambing grounds. 



The bucks are kept by themselves during the sum- 

 mer, several owners often throwing their bucks into one 

 band and employing one herder for the purpose or rent- 

 ing a pasture where they can have the best of care. 



