1908.] 



MARKET CLASSES AND GRADES OF SHEEP. 



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PLATE 21. GOOD EWES. 



PLATE 22. MEDIUM EWES. 

 BUCKS AND STAGS 



On the market rams are designated as bucks. Stags are males 

 castrated later than the lamb stage of life and they sell on a par 

 with bucks. Strictly speaking, bucks are not graded although the 

 terms choice, good, and common are frequently used. Quotations 



