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products at a certain price, and we wouldn't be justified in feeding 

 it. 



The President : I am sure this discussion is very interesting 

 and we would all like to listen to it, but on account of our limited 

 time, it becomes necessary to close it at this time. We have cer- 

 tainly all enjoyed the address at the hands of our friend, who has 

 had such a Avide experience in these matters. 



The next subject is "Beef Production in the Corn Belt," by 

 Prof. H. R. Smith, of Lincoln, Nebraska. 



BEEF PRODUCTION IN THE CORN BELT. 



H. R. SMITH, LINCOLN, NEB. 



Mr. President: I want to say, that I feel like congratulating 

 myself that I am here in an audience of cattle men. I know you 

 are cattle men ; I can tell a cattle man a long distance by his face. 

 Judging from the c^uestions fired at the speaker who just pre- 

 ceded me, I am very sure I am right in this guess. I think I have 

 enjoyed the address as much as any of you, and feel like adding 

 my testimony to what has already been said. In speaking of the 

 address, there is one thing I might add to a statement made in the 

 matter of ground feed. In our experiments at the Nebraska sta- 

 tion, conducted during two years, we have not found it profitable 

 to grind feed for cattle. We have found we can get a slightly 

 larger gain by use of ground feed, but the ground corn has been 

 worth to us about 2 cents per bushel more than unground, and 

 that two cents won't pay for grinding. This is the result of two 

 experiments; I won't say that it is conclusive. 



In an address on beef production in the corn belt, I should pre- 

 cede my remarks with something pertaining to types, but because 

 the time is limited, I will simply say a few words in regard to the 

 types of cattle to feed. 



I was at the International last week and I learned a few things 

 there. Nearly all of us can take away some ideas, and I also took 

 away a hard cold. I might give you a few ideas on the run of types 

 of cattle most sought after now. 



When I sat there watching the judging done, and when on Satur- 

 day I sat there in the pavillion and saw the cattle seU, I was thor- 

 oughly convinced of this fact : that the buyers are no longer want- 

 ing big, heavy fat cattle ; they are paying higher prices now for 

 medium weight cattle. I had in our own consignment a 1900 pound 



