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sideration. They must be fat. There is a very limited call for 

 them for Christmas dinner but the general demand opens after peo- 

 ple have recovered from the poultry glut of the holidays. The de- 

 mand for them continues strong unlil settled warm weather. 



Arrangements should be made with some reliable commission 

 firm unless fortunate enough to get a good private customer. The 

 commission charged is five per cent. They must be shipped to ar- 

 rive at the commission store as early as Friday morning. We form- 



A PEN OF ROYAL WINNERS. (COURTEvSY FARMER'S ADVOCATE ) 



erly shipped by express at the rate of $1.50 per hundred, but the 

 past year they went through in equally good condition by refriger- 

 ator freight at just half the charge. 



The preparation for market requires some skill, yet only such 

 as almost anyone can develop after carefully studying directions. 

 We have greatly simplified our method of preparation and the lambs 

 apparently sell as well. 



It is very important to have them thoroughly bled out. To se- 

 cure this we have found it advantageous to suspend the lamb by the 



