. Types and market classes of live stock. nlikes fatter beef. Cattle fed to a complete finish, as are the beef cattleexhibited at the larger live-stock shows, carry a great excessof external fat—far too much to suit the average excess of tallow adds practically nothing to the valueof the carcass as food. In a way, the fat-stock shows set awrong example for feeders to follow. Such a finish resultsfrom a long feeding period of 8 to 10 months, and in somecases even longer. A 3 to 6 months feeding period gives acarcass which suits the consumer better, and such a plan isundoubtedly mo
. Types and market classes of live stock. nlikes fatter beef. Cattle fed to a complete finish, as are the beef cattleexhibited at the larger live-stock shows, carry a great excessof external fat—far too much to suit the average excess of tallow adds practically nothing to the valueof the carcass as food. In a way, the fat-stock shows set awrong example for feeders to follow. Such a finish resultsfrom a long feeding period of 8 to 10 months, and in somecases even longer. A 3 to 6 months feeding period gives acarcass which suits the consumer better, and such a plan isundoubtedly more profitable to the feeder, because the first 46 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock gains a steer makes are acquired much more cheaply thanthe last This does not mean that the farmer shouldsend thin cattle to market; it means there is a place to stopin the feeding of a bullock which results in greatest profitto the producer and best satisfaction to the consumer. Asmooth and firmly finished steer is the sort this implies. As. Fig. 7. Well-Marbled Beef. Rib roast, showing correct proportion of fat to lean, and a highdegree of marbling. bearing on the matter of cost of gains, the Kansas Stationfound the grain required for 100 pounds of gain with fatten-ing steers for different periods to be as follows: Grain for Increase of 100 lbs. gain feed required Up to 56 days 730 pounds of grain. Up to 84 days _ 807 pounds of grain. 10 per cent. Up to 112 days 840 pounds of grain. 15 per cent. Up to 140 days 901 pounds of grain. 23 per cent. Up to 168 days 927 pounds of grain. 27 per cent. Up to 182 days 1000 pounds of grain. 37 per cent. These figures indicate the heavy cost of thoroughly fat-tening a steer, and the importance of selling as early aspossible. 5. Marbling.—The highest quality of beef is that whichcontains the largest proportion of well-marbled lean. Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 47 6. Color of lean meat.—The meat from grass-finishedcattle is dark in
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