FAT LAMBS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2655, 10 November 1909, Page 5

FAT LAMBS.

REQUIREMENTS OF THE LONDON MARKET.

It is absolutely necessary for the producer to study the wants of the consuming public. Britain is New 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 or New Zealand meat becomes known. The complaint is frequently heard among farmers that they cannot get their lambs fat at the size wanted. lhe> London demand is for a prime fat lamb of from 331 b to 361 b weight, but very often tlie New Zealand lamb attains to almost the dimensions of a mediunw sized sheep before it is “topped off ready for the butcher. When they roach such weights as 451 b to 501 b they have as their direct competitors the coarser quality lamb from the Argentine and Australia. New Zealand should specialise, and cater for the prime quality. Get your lambs fat at. from throe and a 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 vour 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 m Quibell s Liquid Noil-poisonous Dip before putting them on to the rapo will enable you to sond your lambs to the freezing works in prime condition weeks before your neighbor, who allows his to remain undipped, and consequently the feedingground for ticks. _ . Quibcll’s Liquid Dip (non-poisonous) 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; or 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.