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SHEEP AHD GOAT DZVISIOIT. THE MANAGEMENT OF SMALL F^CKS SERIES. PAMPHLET No 16 March, 1019. VALUE OF CASTRATION AND DOCKING NORMAN STAN.SFIELU ano ARTHUR MORTON. It is useless to advocate a urueticp ttKi/.!. ,i„ ^ i. cents. Money returns appeal t, all w ho rLuri th " '.''"* '"*""'" '" "J"""" «"t« «how the differ- standpoint. ^ ^ ^^ '"^'^ animals from the dressed carcase WIIV CASTRATING HAVS. 1. Castrated lambs are not as rp^tlcsp «<■ — _ i i_ . I better which is getting fat .nd ZdyfoTZ hZ.!"'''^ ""^ ""^""^ *" ^''^'^ ''""«-'' 2. Wethers are easier to fence and herd on the farm Icn i« SlHht^er fl^riituTL^t^amt '1 *'^ ""t ^'^ -*»- »-^« I infr will take place "^ """ ^""^ "■"«* *>« separated or breed- MaUe:t?aVrari::;br' ""' ""'^' *'^ ^""^ «»'«^'*'- others will grow bigger and |o./burt£^ariri^"ir£'sJKry*^r ^^^^' *^^ -^-^ - ^ -^ |tho IkeT"' ""*' '"^"* '■'"^'*'"'*- -"*»'- -» -t a P-ium above ram lambs on 60860—1 ^ Fis. 1.— ShowiiM rarioad of docked mkI OMtntod lamb* which were nt«d ai No. 1 and brou'^hi Uw hislMat prim, tltM par haadnd. TheM Iambi averaged 03 pounds por head. AveruKi' Talna pw lamb tU.M. Fig. 2.— Repnaeata carload ol uadoekcd aad oncaatrated lamba which were rated aa Common :md * brat^^t 114.00 per hundred. Note the aoadeaoript breeding, lack of uniformity aad the hii^u ol geaeral neglect. The avwage weight waa 88 pound! per head. Average value per lamb I' «'■ Hi. *^. 3.— Avense lamb of No. 1, carload. Fig. 4.-Aver.«e Umb i. c»io«i lot rated «i Common lowing every evideace ot aegleot. 'REdEIVEO M4Y811919 Aat. hmt. rig.S.— PmM wetiouot the cwosm ot an averake hunbinciirlosd rated ■■ No. 1. Thia mrat ja wall Kniaheil without eicaaive fat and the lean marbled in an attractive manner. A roaat from thia caroaae would be appetiainff and would aatialy the moat laatidioua. Fig. 6.— Croea aection of earcaaeol the averutiv lamb in rommoo carload. The lai'k of fiateh ia obvious. After eookina then would be no fat left. WHY 3IICKINO PATS. 1. The '•il is uselem and a detriment. 2. Manure sathers on a long tail, but . docked this pannot occur. Maggots often appear on the rumps of lambs and sheep where manure is caked. These \nsu cause considerable loss and stop growth. In the case of small lambs, often the manure cakes so hard that it ia impossible for the bowels to act and death follows. 3. Docking is a sign of careful management It makes the animal more attrac- tive and, therefore, easier to sell. A buyer will not purchase the neglected flock until he has purchased all the good quality lambs. 4. All ewe lambs should be docked because it makes breeding easier and doe-i not waste the strength of the ram. A long tail obstructs and impedes during the brecniinf; Publishtd by authority of Hon. T. A. Crsrar, Minlstsr of Agrleulturo, Ottawa, Canada. s;t