and common or culls. The requirements in condition, quality and 



weight are practically the same as for wethers. Page 604. 



Bucks and Stags. Choice bucks are fat and resemble wethers 



in form and quality. Page 607. 



4. FEEDER SHEEP. Feeder sheep are almost exclusively west- 

 ern sheep. The sub-classes are lambs, yearlings, wethers and 

 ewes. Page 609. 



Lambs. The grades are fancy selected, choice, good, medium, 

 common. Choice feeder lambs show thrifty condition, a high de- 

 gree of quality and weigh between 55 and 62 pounds. Page 609. 



Yearlings. The grades are choice, good, common. The choice 

 feeder yearling must be of good form, highly developed in quality 

 and light in weight. Page 615. 



Wethers. The grades are choice, good, medium, common. In 

 general the requirements are the same as for yearlings. Page 619. 



Ewes. The grades are choice, good, medium, and common. 

 Choice feeder ewes are young and choice in quality. Page 624. 



5. BREEDING SHEEP. The sub-classes are bucks and ewes. 



Page 627. 



Ewes. Breeding ewes are selected from both native and west- 

 ern offerings. The grades are fancy selected, choice, good, com- 

 mon. Choice breeding ewes are from two to four years old, sound, 

 well formed and well bred. Page 627. 



Bucks. Breeding bucks are not sub-divided into grades. All 

 offerings are natives. Page 630. 



