THE CLASS OF FAT LAMBS THE BRITISH PUBLIC WANT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 9015, 28 December 1907, Page 7

THE CLASS OF FAT LAMBS THE BRITISH PUBLIC WANT.

_ «~ It is ansolutely necessary for *;he producer to study the wants of the consuming public. Britain is N3W . Zealand's best market for her surplus products, consequently the' demands of the London market should be carefully attended to. The requests for small lambs of prime quality come from that quarter in ever increasing " numbers as the years roll on, and the quality of \ New Zealand meat becomes known. The complaint is frequently heard among farmers that they cannot get their lambs fat at the size wanted. The London demand is for prime fat lamb of from 401b to 451b weight, but Vary often the New Zealand lamb attains to almost the dimensions of me-dium-sized sheep before it is "topped" off ready for the butcher. When they reach «mch weights as 551b to 601b they have as their direct competitors the coarser quality-lamb from the Arggn,u«e-- afitT Australia. New specialise, and cater'""for the prime quality. Get ' your lambs fat at from three and a- I half to four-months old, and you will make a place for yourselves where competitors won't trouble you. To accomplish this the first essential after providing plenty of feed is that your lambs are kept free from ticks and lice. With these irritating parasites about them they may grow long and lanky, but will not put on fat. Keep them free from pests and they'll thrive every hour, provided, of course, they are properly bred and the feed is right. A bath in Quibell's Liquid Non-Poisonous Dip before putting them on to the rape will enable you to send your lambs to the freezing works in prime condition weeks before your neighbour who allows his to remain undipped, and consequently the feeding ground for ticks. Quibell's Liquid Dip (non-poison-ous) is the finest of its kind produced; its effect on the appearance of lambs is marvellous, and for dipping either lambs or sheep intended for short "keep" it has no equal. No danger to man or animal attends its use. Many of the most valuable stud sheep in the world to-day are regularly dipped in this famous preparation. '■■■■■ For autumn dipping Quibell's "Improved" Powder Dip should .be used on flock sheep; its cleansing and protective qualities are unequalled.