. Dairy farming. Dairying; Cattle. THE DEVELOPMENT OF DAIRYING 205 Seventy-four per cent of the steers and bulls in the United States are west of the Mississippi River, but only thirty per cent of the population is in that region. The relative weight and bulk of the feed and of the human food made from it, the perishability of the product, and the cost of feed are the primary factors that determine where different animal products shall be raised. When a hberal. Fig. 67. — A dairy region where the level land is used lor crops, the side hills for pasture and the poorest land is left in woods. us
. Dairy farming. Dairying; Cattle. THE DEVELOPMENT OF DAIRYING 205 Seventy-four per cent of the steers and bulls in the United States are west of the Mississippi River, but only thirty per cent of the population is in that region. The relative weight and bulk of the feed and of the human food made from it, the perishability of the product, and the cost of feed are the primary factors that determine where different animal products shall be raised. When a hberal. Fig. 67. — A dairy region where the level land is used lor crops, the side hills for pasture and the poorest land is left in woods. use of corn silage and pasture is made, and if we include the feed for the young stock as well as for the mature ani- mals, a pound of butter represents approximately 100 pounds of feed. A pound of cheese or dressed beef represents about 50 pounds of feed, and a pound of milk 5 pounds of feed. If drier feeds are used, the quantities will be less, but approximately the same proportions will still hold. With hay and grain a cow sometimes gives a pound of milk for each pound of feed. A steer fed in a box stall for three years used 38 pounds of feed for each pound of dressed beef.^ 1 Ontario Agricultural College, Reprort, 1893, p. 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 Eckles, C. H. (Clarence Henry), 1875-1933; Warren, George F. (George Frederick), 1874-1938, joint author. New York, The Macmillan company
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