138 Sheep Management, Breeds and Judging. 



lias done, do the culling, rather than someone else 

 who is not so familiar with the flock. 



CULLING THE LAMB FLOCK. 



Later in the fall the lamb flock should also be 

 culled. For the further improvement of the flock 

 all the best ewe lambs should be reserved each 



Plate 44. A group of yearling wethers fitted at the University of 

 Wisconsin for classroom demonstration, 1898. 



year, to take the place of the ewes that are culled 

 out and sold. We often hear of men who sell 

 their best ew^e lambs and keep the inferior ones, 

 simply because the butcher pays a cent or so more 

 per pound for those of the more desirable class. 

 This is poor policy, and the owner is the loser in 

 the end. All other spare lambs may be sold when 

 the market is good and the prices high. 



