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TYPES AND MARKET CLASSES OF LIVE STOCK 



importance than quality or condition, but in making selections 

 from the lighter carcasses the average consumer feels more fully 

 assured he is getting lamb and not mutton. 



Foreign material and moisture in the wool add to the weight. 

 Should lambs be very wet, buyers may withhold bids until they 

 are more nearly dry, and if bids are made on animals having 

 wet fleeces, the buyer trys to allow for the extra weight in the 

 price he offers. Foreign material, such as mud, sand, or manure, 

 may be lodged in the fleece, and such offerings always command 

 a lower price. It pays to market all sheep in clean condition. 



Choice lambs. This grade includes most of the better lamb 

 offerings upon the Chicago market. Lambs cannot be very 



Fig. 64. Prime Native Yearlings. 



Bred and fed by Iowa State College. 



deficient in form, quality, fatness, or weight, and grade as choice. 

 Deficiency in quality or in weight frequently accounts for failure 

 to grade as prime, but lack of condition is the most common 

 cause. 



Good lambs. Marked deficiency in form, quality, condi- 

 tion, or weight, or a slight deficiency in each, puts the lamb 

 into the good grade. Lack of quality and lack of condition are 

 the most frequent causes of failure to grade higher than good. 



Medium lambs. Here the form is frequently faulty, and 

 the condition and quality fall far below the standard. Long, 

 narrow, rough lambs much lacking in flesh grade here. They 



