Meat Situation in the United States - Part 3Methods and Cost of Growing Beef Cattle in the Corn Belt States . the dual-purpose group, but as this increasedcost is reflected in the value of the calves, the profit or loss for thetwo groups is very nearly the same. The calves in the beef group w^ere of the best quality, but theircost of production was so much greater than the cost of those in theother groups that they seem to be the least profitable. In this con-nection it should be stated that on a number of farms one or moreof the best bull calves were sold for breeding pmposes at a muchhigher
Meat Situation in the United States - Part 3Methods and Cost of Growing Beef Cattle in the Corn Belt States . the dual-purpose group, but as this increasedcost is reflected in the value of the calves, the profit or loss for thetwo groups is very nearly the same. The calves in the beef group w^ere of the best quality, but theircost of production was so much greater than the cost of those in theother groups that they seem to be the least profitable. In this con-nection it should be stated that on a number of farms one or moreof the best bull calves were sold for breeding pmposes at a muchhigher price than any of the figures given, these exceptional returnsnot having been included in the tables. In the mixed group the i)ractice is a combination of that followedin the dual-purpose and the beef group, and both the cost and thevalue of the calves raised are intermediate between those of thosetwo groups. As but 37 per cent of the cows in tliis group arc milked,tlie figures more lunirly approximate those for the beef than for the(hiul-purposc group. Report No. Ill, Dept. of Agriculture. Plate Fig. Bunch of Calves that Will Make Excellent Baby Beef.
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