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This second foolish act of the man of course told severely 

 against him in the minds of well-informed visitors, but it 

 procured him sympathy from those who were not better in- 

 formed than himself. The calf was purchased for a small 

 price, and under the right treatment, became a noted cow 

 whose progeny sold for the highest prices current for Jersey 

 stock. 



Of course the same applies to sheep as to other animals, 

 and purchasers of high bred breeding stock, whether ewes 

 or rams, should take this essential fact into consideration, 

 and make it a rule of management to treat the animals 

 with every possible liberality, of course, in a judicious way, 

 and keep in mind this fundamental principle, that breeding, 

 being a natural result of the precise condition of the animals 

 bred, the progeny must have the same liberal treatment, 

 and we may be sure it will be as liberally returned with in- 

 terest, as it is liberally afforded. 



The result of the foregoing experiment in feeding the 

 lambs may be given as follows. 



Difference of profit between the two lots: 



25 Northern Lambs. 12 Station Lambs. 



Cost, at 3 cents a pound $56.68 $41.73 



Final value 93.70 69.50 



Cost of food 20.75 14.14 



Profit per head 0.65 1.13 



CONDITION, AND ITS EFFECT ON VALUE. 



The professional seller of live stock has certain elements 

 of value to guide him in the pursuit of his business. One 

 of these, if not the principal one, is what is termed condition, 

 or sometimes quality. It is this special characteristic of the 

 animal which gives final value to the meat to the con- 

 sumer, who of course chooses the meat which has the least 

 waste, and is of the most promising appearance for econom- 

 ical domestic use. This quality necessarily has its special 

 value, and where sheep or lambs are offered for sale, as in- 

 deed cattle as well, the buyer will take pains to ascertain 

 the condition of the animals he is proposing to buy. Neces- 

 sarily the producer must be well informed of the nature 

 of this condition, so that he may send only those best fitted 

 for market, if he thinks of getting the top price. There are 

 numerous instances in which the commission man will tell 

 his client, you should have kept these lambs or wethers a 



