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casses should not actually freeze but come 

 close to it. Sew a yard of clean muslin about 

 each lamb so as to cover all exposed surface; 

 Then line a small crate with strong paper and 

 place three lambs in it, tacking burlap over the 

 top. Crate them just before shipping. Ice 

 may be put between the lambs but not in them. 

 Prepare for market as fast as ready, three or 

 six at a time. Aim to slaughter regularly each 

 week, if you have lambs in condition, and keep 

 your commission firm informed as to how 

 many you will send." 



It is worth noting that for a period of years 

 prices for these fancy fat winter lambs have 

 steadily advanced and the- supply though in- 

 creasing has not been equal to the demand. 

 There is, however, a wide variation in -prices 

 obtained and if one finds his lambs selling at 

 a low price he had better investigate to see 

 what is wrong. It is better to keep the lambs 

 to sell alive in spring than dress them and pay 

 express charges and commissions for $3 to 

 $4 each in winter. Ihiring January and Feb- 

 ruary, however, good lambs, such as any careful 

 man can as easily make as any other sort, sell 

 for from $8 to $12 each in New York with small 

 prospect for oversupply soon. 



TREATMENT OF THE LATE-BOEN LAMBS. 



Naturally the larger part of the lambs will 

 be bom too late for the fancy trade. Nor 

 would there be demand for all of them in the 

 form of "fancy hot house lambs." There is, 

 however, abundant profit in fattening them to 



