ILLUSTRATIONS. 



An Ideal Feeder's Head. (Courtesy Iowa State College.) Frontispiece 



FIG. PAGE 



1. Points of the Steer 28 



2. Points of the Steer 29 



3. Correct Type in the Fat Steer. (Photograph by Mr. F. E. 



Colburn. Courtesy Iowa State College.) 32 



4. A Steer with Excellent Lines. (Courtesy Iowa State College.) . 34 



5. A Feed-Lot Model. (Courtesy Iowa State College.) 37 



6. Knocking Cattle 40 



7. Wholesale Cuts of Beef 43 



8. Cuts of Beef Indicated in the Live Animal. (Courtesy Iowa 



State College.) 45 



9. Beef Ribs. (Courtesy Iowa State College.) 50 



10. Well-Marbled Beef. (Courtesy Iowa State College.) 51 



11. Dairy-Type Steer. (Courtesy Iowa State College.) 63 



12. Dairy-Type Steer. (Courtesy Iowa State College.) 67 



13. Carcasses of Beef and Dairy Calves. (Courtesy Iowa State 



College.) 69 



14. Carcasses of Beef and Dairy Calves. (Courtesy Iowa State 



College.) 70 



15. Union Stock Yards, Chicago. (Courtesy Mr. A. G. Leonard 



and Union Stock Yard and Transit Co.) 77 



16. Ideal of Early Beef Producers. (Courtesy Iowa State College.) 86 



17. Prime Baby Beef. (Courtesy Iowa State College.) 88 



18. Baby Beeves on Feed. (Courtesy Prof. A. B. Caine, Iowa 



State College.) 89 



19. Prime Fat Heifer. (From 111. Bui. 78. Courtesy Prof. H. W. 



Mumford, Illinois Experiment Station.) 91 



20. Fancy Selected Feeders. (From 111. Bui. 78. Courtesy Prof. 



H. W. Mumford, Illinois Experiment Station.) 96 



21. An Average Load of Steers on Feed. (Courtesy Iowa State 



College.) 101 



22. Fancy Feeder Calves 103 



23. Prime Fat Steers 108 



24. Choice Fat Steers 109 



25. Good Fat Steers. (From 111. Bui. 78. Courtesy Prof. H. W. 



Mumford, Illinois Experiment Station.) 110 



26". Prime Baby Beeves. (Courtesy Iowa State College.) Ill 



27. Old-Time Texas Long-Horn. (Courtesy Prof. F. R. Marshall, 



Bureau of Animal Industry, Washington, D. C.) 112 



28. Modern Western Range Cattle 113 



29. Good to Choice Heifer. (From 111. Bui. 78. Courtesy Prof. 



H. W. Mumford, Illinois Experiment Station.) 114 



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