Types and market classes of live stock . y farm from the samesire and dams. The calves weighed 475 pounds when put onfeed, and were charged at $ per cwt.; the yearlings weighed775 pounds, and were charged at $ per cwt. Althoughthe calves were fed for a longer period than the yearlings, theaverage cost of 100 pounds of gain was $ for the calves,as compared with $ for the yearlings. The calves made aprofit of $ per head, and the yearlings made a profit of$ Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 91 In three years work, including three trials, the IndianaExperiment Sta
Types and market classes of live stock . y farm from the samesire and dams. The calves weighed 475 pounds when put onfeed, and were charged at $ per cwt.; the yearlings weighed775 pounds, and were charged at $ per cwt. Althoughthe calves were fed for a longer period than the yearlings, theaverage cost of 100 pounds of gain was $ for the calves,as compared with $ for the yearlings. The calves made aprofit of $ per head, and the yearlings made a profit of$ Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 91 In three years work, including three trials, the IndianaExperiment Station found that when feed prices were such thatit cost $ to produce 100 pounds of gain on baby beeves, itcost $ to make the same gain on yearlings, and $ ontwo-year-olds. Steer and Heifer Beef. The heading of this chapter, Fashions in Market Cattle,implies that the demands of the cattle market are subject tochange. The truth of this has been shown by the precedingdiscussion of the trend away from the old-time, heavy, matured. Fig. 19. Prime Fat Heifer. beeves, and toward the finishing of younger cattle. The word,fashions, also implies that the market indulges in some prac-tices that are not entirely utilitarian and practical, but are moreor less fanciful and whimsical. That this is true will be shownby a consideration of the cattle markets discrimination againstfat heifers as compared with fat steers. When the heifer iswell fed, she is consigned to a lower class than a steer of thesame breeding, same fatness, same quality, same age and some countries, heifers outsell steers for beef purposes. Inthis country there is discrimination in price against heifers onthe market, and for that reason heifers are rarely as well fed assteers. 92 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock In September, 1892, Wilson and Curtiss, of the Iowa Ex-periment Station,* purchased five steers and ten heifers andbegan an experiment to determine whether a discriminationagainst fat heifers
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