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all arguments a financial one to produce animals possess- 

 ing a wealth of edible flesh. To secure a maximum of flesh 

 and a minimum of waste has been the aim of the beef breeder 

 since the days of Bakewell, and the conformation and gen- 

 eral characteristics of animals that fulfill this end is taken 

 up in the lecture on Fat Steers. Suffice it to say at present, 

 that the efforts of breeders toward this end have built up 

 four leading breeds well adapted to beef production the 

 Shorthorn, Hereford, Aberdeen Angus, and the Galloway. 



