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Types and Maricet Classes of Live Stock 



The western sheep owner with great areas of pasturage is able to 

 keep his flocks on fresh ground, while on farms this is possible but, 

 unfortunately, is not often practiced. Hence western sheep have a 

 great advantage over native sheep for feeding purposes. 



The term "fed" when prefixed to the name of a class indicates 

 that the sheep were fattened on grain rather than on grass alone. 

 Sheep that were sheared shortly before their arrival at market are 

 termed "shorn" as distinguished from "wooled" sheep. 



Market Classes and Grades of Sheep 



Following is the complete outline of the market classes and grades 

 of sheep and lambs: 



Classes Grades 



MUTTON SHEEP: 



Light and handy 1 



weight, 85 lbs. down 

 Medium weight, 85-95 lbs. [ Prime, choice, good, medium, common 

 Heavy weight, 95 lbs. up . 



Spring lambs J 



Light weight, 90 lbs. down ] 



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Heavy weight, 100 lbs. up J 



Wethers Prime, choice, good, medium, common 



Ewes Choice, good, medium, common 



Bucks and stags Good, medium, common 



Lambs 



Yearlings. 



FEEDER SHEEP: 

 Lambs 



Yearlings . 

 Wethers. 

 Ewes. . . . 



.Fancy selected, choice, good, medium, 



common 

 .Choice, good, medium, common 

 . Choice, good, medium, common 

 . Choice, good, medium, common 



BREEDING SHEEP: 



T7i„,„„ /Yearlings and twos 

 £.wes ^Threes and over . . 



Bucks 



MISCELLANEOUS: 

 Hot-house lambs 

 Throw outs 

 Canners 

 Dead sheep 

 Goats 



Fancy selected, choice, good, medium, 

 common 



As shown above, each of the general classes includes two or more 

 classes or divisions according to age or sex, and some of these classes 

 are in turn divided according to weight or age. All of the more impor- 

 tant classes are divided into three or more grades according to the 

 comparative merits and faults (values) of the animals in the class. 

 The division into grades is more arbitrary than the division into classes. 



