Types and market classes of live stock . production side of the businessto bring about these results. More feed must be grown per acre, 62 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock feeding must be done more economicslly, and better animalsmust be bred and fed for the market in order that greater returnsmay be seciored for the feed consumed. The scrub animalmust be eliminated through the multiplication in numbers andextension of territory of the improved breeds of cattle. Thusmore good purebred sires will be made available for grading upthe common cattle of the country, and meats of better quality
Types and market classes of live stock . production side of the businessto bring about these results. More feed must be grown per acre, 62 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock feeding must be done more economicslly, and better animalsmust be bred and fed for the market in order that greater returnsmay be seciored for the feed consumed. The scrub animalmust be eliminated through the multiplication in numbers andextension of territory of the improved breeds of cattle. Thusmore good purebred sires will be made available for grading upthe common cattle of the country, and meats of better qualitywill be produced at lower cost. CHAPTER IV. THE VALUE OF TYPE IN BEEF MAKING. In order to determine just what advantages are possessedby the beef-type steer as compared with dairy-type steers,some experiments have been carried out which have resultedin interesting findings. It has long been known that beef steerssuit feeders and butchers better than steers of dairy has been claimed that beef steers gain faster in proportion. Fig. 11. Dairy-Type Steer. Jersey steer in the Iowa experiment at end of feeding period. Note theslack crops and fore-rib, paunchiness, and lack of muscling in this steer. to feed consumed, that they fatten more readily, dress outhigher, yield a more valuable carcass, and hence bring a higherprice on the market. Experimental results have upheld someof these views and disproved others. In 1903, the Iowa Experiment Station* conducted a seriesof experiments dealing with the comparative merits of the twotjrpes for beef production. The object was to provide answers *Ia. Bui. 20. 64 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock to the following questions: 1. Which type of steer makes thegreater gains from pounds of feed consumed? 2. In the gainsmade, what differences exist between the two types as to dis-tribution of such gains over the body? 3. Which type of steeryields the greater profit to the feeder? 4. Which type showsthe greater amount of offal? 5. Whi
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