PART III. 

 ANIMAL PRODUCTS. 



CHAPTER XXIX. 

 CATTLE PRODUCTS. 



The most important products from cattle are beef, veal, 

 milk, cream, butter, and cheese. Other minor products and 

 by-products are skim milk, buttermilk, whey, hides for 

 leather, hair for plaster, hoofs and horns for glue, blood and 

 bones and other parts for fertilizers. Small useful articles, 

 as buttons, knife handles, and others are made from bones 

 and horns. 



Cuts of Beef. — The beef type of cattle bring the highest 

 prices per pound. This is true when sold either by live weight 

 or as dressed meat. This type also gives a higher percentage 

 of dressed beef than the carcass of the dairy animal. The 

 carcass of the beef animal has a better percentage of weight 

 in the high-priced cuts of meat than the others. The quality 

 of meat is far better in an animal bred for beef than in a dairy 

 cow. Figure 212 gives the names of the different cuts of beef 

 as used by butchers and buyers. The retail prices given are 

 relative, not actual. 



Products of the Dairy. — In the wild or primitive condition 

 cows gave milk only for their calves. They have since 

 acquired the character of giving much more than that, and 

 now milk has become a standard article of food for man. 



Milk as Food. — Milk is one of the most perfect forms 

 of food used by human beings. It is easily digested and 

 contains the nutrients in proper proportion to supply the 

 needs of the body. 

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