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<br />for hOllon; a~ Ihe higCt>.;\ 11\ llll' ..WI 1'_ CaIn'" <HI' hrouJ:ht m. f("(1 for
<br />..j, 1Il1l1l1h~ and ~<l out al appnJ)lllllatd.\ !lt~1 ""lIlld~ Tlw l'iHtlt' an'
<br />]rlllwin'lI da\' un il 1lll\lUn' or ,()"kt,d f;:"rllllnd J:rain tl"orn. "'llr~hulll,
<br />whl'all plu~ 1IIlCOI.kl.r! all<llf<l h:l\. 1ll1.la.....'.,... animal tal, un'a. ammOlllil
<br />"ulf:tt" and a rdlN oj f~'r1Tlud:1 ~(l'IIv. ItJr hulk. LI1..ly Ilwrl' ha.. bt."'l'1I
<br />\'tory hul\' pil~\urlllg "f ,'all\l. and \I'n liltle t.:n'l'Jl t'rup ft.t"l
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<br />\l..ELH....~EY !.....rn.E I'O\II'..\:"OY n:~:1J I.OT _ \.""kl1l~ ~"'l1h........1 W MI&llll
<br />H.,.ul'lu"r1t'r~anrl W..Iltolll1l h,,,'klCT"Ufld
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<br />Ew,~ art. hnlughl 1ll1O Ihl' I>i~lnd 111 Ol'lofwr Irom Ihl' hiRlwr and
<br />t'ooler an'a.~, :\ril.ona and ('olorad,)_ Lamh.. an' born hl'n' in Den'mlwr
<br />and are "Iupp..d 10 markd at ah'lIl\ 90 pC)und~ v.t'lght in Mar('h or
<br />April aflt-r "hl'arlllg E....-,,,,, an' ..h";ln'd lTl ,Ialltlar.,- and go ha('k to the
<br />high I'fIlll1lr~' al ahoul tilt' "iUllt' tinw lhal tilt' lamb~ go 10 market.
<br />Thl'n. an' \l~ually IOJIt~lltl lr),Ol.~1 ,'w,.,.. hrought III annually.
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<br />FI'I'(II'1" lamh" arl' hrought in, \J";lIall~- frolll AI'v. ~t.-'xico, al about
<br />.In !llIuml" w,.i,:hl Tlwy i:o to markel, aflt'r "hearing, in February or
<br />~lal"t'h al !Ill 10 lid p"ulld~. Tht..... u;.\ually numher 5JH~1 tu 10,000, but
<br />not thi." ;.\,';\,;"n, FI't.'d, Jlrohahl~- 1'01'11. wa" l'h"'IJl 111 tht' midwt,,;t thi;.\
<br />winter and m,...;t oltht' jet'l:.h'r lamh,.. Wt'nt in that dln,,:tilln.
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<br />Tran,.:p"n;luon /Of all "bl'I'P L" dOI1f' hy Irurk whkh i...; qtlitt' an
<br />lIldu"tr~- ill II",-'IL
<br />Thi...; I"; a ~ali..;lartory Ollt'r;HlOll lor holh th., "h'"'l'IJJllan and the
<br />farnwr, TIll' b..:nl'iit to I hI' ,.:ht"'plllan an' lilt' ahull!lalh't' all(l l'Olll't'ntra'
<br />tinn of t;'xn,lIl'nl winkr fl-.,ti TIlt' lar~.. alfalfa lidd..; g"in' ,.:ht't.p ampl,'
<br />!.'Talin~ rO<lm. Th.. mild wt'atht"r rninimizl"" th.' los....; of lamb:' which
<br />art' horn ht'n' t'arly in t hl' winter, Thl' hendil to fartTu'r i,,, ft'l--din~ off
<br />the winter ~rnwth of alfalfa for a I'a...;h r..turn.
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