Suffolk  Sheep. 
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diminished.  Lambs  will  receive  up  to  1 lb.  of  cake  and  corn  per 
head.  In  July  preparations  are  made  for  the  sale  of  the  lambs, 
which  usually  takes  place  this  month,  in  a market  or  to  a 
dealer.  To  give  them  a nice  finish  and  present  them  with  a 
good  bloom,  nothing  is  better  than  a fold  of  coleworts  or  kale, 
with  a run  on  white  clover  or  sainfoin  layer.  Often  the 
whole  crop  of  lambs  is  sold,  but  many  flock-masters  keep 
back  their  best  ewe  lambs  to  make  up  their  flock. 
The  following  is  a list  of  prices  actually  obtained  by  a 
well-known  breeder  for  lambs  born  in  January,  February,  and 
March  : — 
1906  (July  12) 
1907  (July  11) 
1908  (July  9) 
1909  (July  8) 
Lambs 
s. 
d. 
Lambs 
s. 
d. 
Lambs 
8. 
d. 
Lambs 
s. 
d. 
20  Ewe 
70 
0 
25  Ewe 
78 
0 
19  Ewe 
80 
0 
25  Ewe 
78 
0 
20 
57 
0 
25 
70 
0 
20  „ 
76 
0 
25  „ 
72 
0 
50 
45 
6 
50  ,. 
58 
0 
50  ,. 
64 
u 
50  „ 
61 
0 
50 
46 
0 
50  „ 
53 
0 
50  „ 
61 
0 
50  ,. 
59 
0 
50  „ 
44 
0 
50  ,. 
47 
6 
50 
52 
6 
50  ., 
48 
6 
50  
43 
0 
50  „ 
47 
0 
50  .. 
47 
0 
50  „ 
48 
0 
46  
37 
6 
50  ,. 
42 
0 
50  „ 
40 
0 
50  ,. 
41 
0 
20 Wether  ... 
47 
6 
50  ,. 
39 
0 
56  ,. 
38 
0 
50  .. 
39 
6 
20  
46 
0 
25  Wether 
57 
6 
25  Wether 
49 
6 
50  „ 
34 
0 
50  
41 
6 
25  „ 
47 
6 
50  „ 
45 
6 
25  Wether 
44 
6 
50  „ 
39 
6 
50 
45 
6 
50  ., 
41 
6 
25 
43 
0 
50  
40 
6 
50  „ 
44 
0 
49  ,. 
40 
6 
50  ,. 
39 
6 
49  
38 
0 
50  ,. 
43 
0 
49  „ 
38 
0 
5)  ., 
37 
6 
49  ,. 
33 
0 
50  ., 
43 
0 
51  ., 
36 
6 
50  „ 
35 
0 
50  .. 
41) 
6 
80  „ 
32 
6 
50  ., 
32 
6 
34  ,. 
33 
0 
50  „ 
31 
6 
50  „ 
27 
6 
AVERAGE  OF  PRICES  ABOVE. 
Lambs 
Lambs 
Lambs 
Lambs 
285  Ewe 
46  2 
350  Ewe 
51  6 
345  Ewe 
53  4 
400  Ewe 
50  7 
288  Wether  ... 
39  8 
334  Wether  ... 
43  6 
354  Wether  ... 
39  4 
350  Wether  ... 
35  0 
After  the  lambs  are  taken  from  them,  the  ewes  are  kept  on 
very  short  commons  until  the  milk  is  dried  up,  any  that  show 
signs  of  their  udders  getting  too  full  are  partially  milked  out  ; 
failure  to  do  this  is  often  the  cause  of  one-sided  sheep. 
Except  that  they  begin  to  lamb  much  earlier  in  the  year, 
generally  in  the  first  week  or  so  of  January,  ram-breeding 
flocks  are  kept  in  much  the  same  way.  Greater  care  is  of  course 
taken  with  the  mating,  and  more  attention  is  given  to  marking 
the  produce. 
Exportation. — Many  Suffolks  have  been  sent  abroad  to 
France,  Germany,  Spain,  Italy,  Russia,  Switzerland,  North  and 
South  America,  Canada,  Australia,  and  South  Africa.  In  the 
Transvaal  on  the  Government  stud  farms,  they  have  done  par- 
ticularly well,  rams  from  the  pure  bred  flocks  there  making 
very  remunerative  prices.  This  clearly  shows  how  great  is 
their  adaptability  for  thriving  in  various  climates. 
