BEEF AND WINTER LAMB RAISING 



oil meal, cottonseed, or gluten. The daily feeding 

 will be as follows: Morning, a feed of fodder 

 corn, which has been drilled in rather thick and 

 with the ears left on; in the evening, shelled 

 corn with a liberal supply of alfalfa, cow-pea 

 hay, or clover hay. When the pastures begin 

 to dry up, the first of the corn fodder should be 

 fed in racks in the feed lot. 



It is essential in raising beef to know the char- 

 acteristics of a prime beast; for in order to com- 

 mand the top price the animal must be in the 

 pink of condition. The butcher demands a 

 high state of development in loins, crops, back 

 thighs, twist, and lump. He demands develop- 

 ment in these parts because they are the parts 

 from which are secured the highest-priced cuts. 

 The animal must show plenty of depth and 

 breadth, providing a large surface for flesh, 

 without the objectionable tendency to be 

 paunchy. 



He also seeks smooth, well-rounded outlines, 



which indicate both evenness of flesh and an 



absence of that tendency to be rough and coarse, 



which would mean loss to him, the waste In 



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