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The answers to the questions asked at the beginning of 

 the experiment are, therefore, as follows: 1. The gains from 

 pounds of feed consumed are practically the same for both the 

 beef and dairy types. 2. The beef -type steer uses his gains 

 to slight advantage as compared with the dairy-type, placing 

 a slightly greater percentage of his gains in the valuable cuts. 



3. The beef -type steer yields the greater profit to the feeder. 



4. The dairy-type steer shows the greater amount of offal. 



5. The dairy-type steer carries the higher percentage of tallow. 



6. As regards the percentage of valuable cuts, there is very little 

 difference; if any, it is in favor of the beef -type steer. 7. The 

 beef-type steer yields cuts that are heavier, thicker, usually 



Fig. 12. Dairy-Type Steer. 



Holstein steer in the Iowa experiment. His flat ribs, ridgy back, and 

 angular appearance are characteristic of steers of dairy breeding. 



covered with whiter fat, nicer in marbling, and a little better 

 in color of muscle. There is no apparent difference in fineness 

 of grain. 8. The low price paid for dairy steers may be due 

 partially to prejudice, and to the greater expense of carrying 

 and selling the low-grade carcasses, but it is chiefly due to an 

 actual inferiority in the carcasses. They are unsatisfactory to 

 the consumer, because they do not furnish thick and well-marbled 

 cuts; they are unsatisfactory to the butcher, because they fur- 

 nish low-grade carcasses which are difficult to dispose of; and 



