. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . of mixed graineach per day, with a liberal allowance of hay. Thefollowing summer all were given grass only, andthe second winter a light grain ration. They werefinished with grain on grass the next summer, andin November, at the age of 29 months, averaged1,480 pounds each, and were good enough forChristmas beeves. During the two years, thesesteers consumed but pounds of grain for onepound of increase in weight, or about 15 per centless than is ordinarily required with commongrades. The Ideal Beef Steer.—From what has been saidon butchers
. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . of mixed graineach per day, with a liberal allowance of hay. Thefollowing summer all were given grass only, andthe second winter a light grain ration. They werefinished with grain on grass the next summer, andin November, at the age of 29 months, averaged1,480 pounds each, and were good enough forChristmas beeves. During the two years, thesesteers consumed but pounds of grain for onepound of increase in weight, or about 15 per centless than is ordinarily required with commongrades. The Ideal Beef Steer.—From what has been saidon butchers type and on feeders type, it will beseen that while certain qualities are desirable fromboth points of view, there are other qualities inwhich the butcher and feeder are at variance intheir demands. As already pointed out, the feederwants a steer with good bone, a good roomy paunchand deep, broad chest, while the butcher considersundue development in such parts objectionable, be-cause of excessive waste and too large a proportion BEEF TYPE. 131. Shamrock—Grand Champion steer at the Chicago InternationalLive Stock Exposition, 1902. Iowa Agricultural College, Ames,Iowa.
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