. Types and market classes of live stock. s business. In conclusion, there is good opportunity for profit in beefproduction, and the soil needs the fertility which comes fromthe keeping of live stock. The factors necessary to insuresuccess in beef production are (1) putting more land in blue-grass pasture, (2) better care of pastures, (3) utilization ofcom stalks through the use of a silo—build a silo, (4) thegrowing and feeding of alfalfa, (5) keeping the best heifercalves for breeding purposes, (6) buying only good, purebred,beef bulls to mate with them, and (7) staying by beef pro-duction y
. Types and market classes of live stock. s business. In conclusion, there is good opportunity for profit in beefproduction, and the soil needs the fertility which comes fromthe keeping of live stock. The factors necessary to insuresuccess in beef production are (1) putting more land in blue-grass pasture, (2) better care of pastures, (3) utilization ofcom stalks through the use of a silo—build a silo, (4) thegrowing and feeding of alfalfa, (5) keeping the best heifercalves for breeding purposes, (6) buying only good, purebred,beef bulls to mate with them, and (7) staying by beef pro-duction year in and year out, making it a permanent part offarming operations. CHAPTER TYPE. Dairy animals that are correct in type present a markedcontrast to beef animals. The body and back are longer andmuch narrower, the thighs are thin, the neck longer andmore slender, and in all parts the animal is lean and angular,whereas the beef animal is thick-fleshed and smooth. Thedairy animal should present a muscular appearance, without. Fig. 29. A Dairy Cow with Utility Points Emphasized. Holstein cow, Chloe Artis Jewel. Correct form, strong constitution,large feeding capacity, good quality, good dairy temperament, and ex-ceptional mammary development are all evident in this cow. Note espe-cially her wonderful mammary veins. Owned by Mr. C. A. Nelson ofWaverly, la. being at all beefy, but should not be so low in flesh as topresent an emaciated appearance. Both males and femalesare rather sharp at the withers, deep ribbed, fairly short ofleg, and are well divided between the hind legs. There shouldbe no bulge to the thigh, and no tendency toward the de- 113 114 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock velopment of what is called the twist in beef cattle. Thereis a limit to an animals feeding and digestive capacity, henceone animal cannot produce both beef and milk in maximumquantities. Breeders of dairy cattle want the dairy cow to doone thing only; they discriminate against bee
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