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are frequently seen. Because they are coarse, underfmished, and 

 often paunchy, they do not dress a high percentage, and what they 

 do produce is without sufficient fat to meet favor with dealers who 

 handle high class mutton. Only the coarser, heavier pelted west- 

 ern lambs are found in this grade, as the smoother, tidier range 

 lambs in underfinished condition are sold to go to the country as 

 feeders. Many native lambs, however, come in this grade, because 

 those appearing on the market in low condition or those on the 

 coarse "bucky" order are not sought as feeders. See plates 7 and 8. 



PLATE 8. -MEDIUM WESTERN LAMBS. LEGGY AND HEAVY IN PELT AS EVI- 

 DENCED BY FOLDS AND WRINKLES ON THEIR NECKS AND BODIES. 



COMMON OR CULL, LAMBS 



Lambs are in this grade chiefly because they are very far below 

 that condition of flesh that would make them desirable for mutton. 

 Coarse, ill-shaped lambs commonly belong to this grade, but not 

 unless they are noticeably lacking in quality of flesh and amount of 

 fat. Offerings in this grade are very light in weight, the range, 

 with the one exception, as noted below, being from 30 to 50 

 pounds. Occasionally very young native lambs reach the market 

 that have enough quality and condition to place them in a higher 

 grade, but because of their very light weight and tender age they 

 must sell as common lambs. As stated previously, practically all 

 native lambs appearing on the market go to slaughter, while the 



