. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. 148 Missouri Agricultural Report. The cattle man, however, is only interested in the general proposition that there is an upper limit of growth without the stor- ing up of any appreciable amount of fat. It is believed that cattle that are to be handled as stockers should be kept in winter as near. Pig. 7. The grow thy and thrifty type. Matures slowly and makes a large steer. Fattens slowly while young. this point as possible. In summer all the gain that is possible on gras
. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. 148 Missouri Agricultural Report. The cattle man, however, is only interested in the general proposition that there is an upper limit of growth without the stor- ing up of any appreciable amount of fat. It is believed that cattle that are to be handled as stockers should be kept in winter as near. Pig. 7. The grow thy and thrifty type. Matures slowly and makes a large steer. Fattens slowly while young. this point as possible. In summer all the gain that is possible on grass alone is acceptable. Anything short of this will unduly pro- long the growing period and at the same time increase unneces- sarily the cost. Maintain Good Pastures in Summer—Too much emphasis can- not, therefore, be laid on the fact that in this system of cattle grow- ing the profits come from the gains made on grass in summer, and from marketing to good advantage the coarse, rough material, such as corn stover, straw, etc., and the feeding of the legume hays on the farm so as to maintain the fertility. To so overstock the pas- tures that the cattle will fail to make profitable gains in summer, and consequently go into winter quarters thin, weak, and dwarfed in size is to virtually throw away the entire profit of the enter- prise. Or to make good gains in the early part of the summer on the flush of grass and to permit this to be lost through short grass, inadequate water facilities, etc., during the hot, dry months of July and August and early September, is equally wasteful. Besides, to make cattle of good quality, such as we must now produce to pay a profit, means a uniform and liberal nourishment from birth to 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 Missouri. State Board of Agricult
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