166 Sheep Management, Breeds and Judging. 



nicely around the tail. When this is done at least 

 ten per cent will be added to their selling price. 

 Expert buyers do not judge by looks alone, and 

 they thoroughly handle the sheep before bidding 

 on them. Yet the clean, broad, and square appear- 

 ance of a lamb at its rear adds greatly to the sell- 

 ing price. Never forget that a good looking bunch 

 of lambs or sheep on the market will always at- 

 tract the eye of the buyer. 



HOW TO FEED BEFORE SHIPPING. 



It is a very foolish practice to fill lambs up on 

 feed to their utmost capacity before loading them 

 for market. Some feeders believe that they will 

 gain by stuffing the lambs before loading, but this 

 is not the case. When they are filled up in such 

 manner, many will begin to scour before reaching 

 the market, and will have a very disagreeable and 

 filthy appearance when they arrive. Such lambs 

 will also shrink more in weight than those fed 

 only their regular ration, or even less. Even with 

 proper feeding before loading the shaking they get 

 in transit in freight cars, and the puflBng and the 

 noise of the engine, — quite a change of conditions 

 from the quiet home from whence they have come, 

 — is sufficient to upset their stomachs, and if they 

 are overloaded with feed beforehand matters are 

 much worse. They will look cleaner, brighter, and 

 fresher when coming out of the car if fed only on 



