. Beef production. Cattle. BABY BEEF 79 the calf or milk fat or bloom of the young calf. This is not an easy thing to do. Usually considerable shrink- age occurs, especially where calves have not been ac- customed to eating grain before being weaned. Where considerable shrinkage in condition occurs it is difficult and expensive to regain, not only so, but it materially lengthens the time required to mature them. The calf will not profitably consume so much rough feed as older cattle. Experienced cattle feeders understand. Fig. 8. High class baby beef" bred and fed by D. R. Perry & Son
. Beef production. Cattle. BABY BEEF 79 the calf or milk fat or bloom of the young calf. This is not an easy thing to do. Usually considerable shrink- age occurs, especially where calves have not been ac- customed to eating grain before being weaned. Where considerable shrinkage in condition occurs it is difficult and expensive to regain, not only so, but it materially lengthens the time required to mature them. The calf will not profitably consume so much rough feed as older cattle. Experienced cattle feeders understand. Fig. 8. High class baby beef" bred and fed by D. R. Perry & Son, Sanford, 111. that the older the steer the coarser and commoner the feed that can be given him. The older steer may be purchased in thin flesh and yet matured in six months of feeding; the calf or yearling not so. The calf should be in good condition when purchased and should be so fed as to keep him gaining until finished for the market. ROUGHAGE INCREASES FEEDING CAPACITY At the beginning the calf should be encouraged to consume considerable quantities of roughage. This will have a tendency to increase the capacity of the calf. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mumford, Herbert Windsor, 1871-. Urbana, Ill. : The author
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