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the desired weight preferable from 900 pounds to 1,000 

 pounds at the youngest age. 



Choice feeders mature into beeves that carry a high 

 proportion of the most desirable meat, and a minimum of 

 offal. They are therefore most sought for, and when fin- 

 ished, sell for the highest market prices they also require 

 the least margin and taking one year with another, they 

 will sell sufficiently higher than the inferior grades, to justify 

 their greater cost. 



