CATTLE. 209 



Effects of Breeding on the Market Price. 



1. Well bred steers are better in quality than those poorly bred. 



2. The difference in types is well known and the result is con- 

 stantly in evidence in the market quotations. 



3. Steers of fine quality and flesh readily sell for top notch prices 

 while other steers fed on the same feed are a drag on the 

 market at much lower prices. 



4. The Iowa Experiment Station fed cattle of different breeds; 

 they were fed for the same period of nine months; when they 

 were sold in Chicago the strictly beef-bred animals brought 

 $2.225 more per hundred than those that were not beef -bred. 



5. The Shorthorns, Aberdeen Angus and Hereford steers were sold 

 at a much higher price than the Jersey and Holstein steers. 



Typical Market Quotation* Taken from Daily Paper. 



Tuesday: Receipts 3,000 head. Market strong. 



Fancy steers, 1,300 to 1,600 Ibs $6 60@6 85 



Choice steers, 1,200 to 1,600 Ibs 6 25@6 50 



Good steers, 1, 300 to 1,500 Ibs . 5 75@6 20 



Medium steers, 1,200 to 1,350 Ibs 500(5)570 



Fair steers, 1,000 to 1,350 Ibs 4 60@4 95 



Common steers, 900 to 1,000 Ibs 4 00@4 50 



Choice to extra heifers 4 25@5 30 



Medium to good heifers 3 50@4 00 



Fair cows and heifers ~ 3 10(5)3 45 



Choice to extra bulls. 3 75@4 50 



Bologna bulls , . 3 00<g3 60 



Common to good cutters 2 50@3 00 



Rough to good canners' stock 1 25@2 25 



Fair to choice feeders 4 00(5)4 90 



Common to choice stockers 3 00@4 35 



Good to choice calves 7 00@7 50 



Common to good calves 3 00@6 75 



Milkers and springers, each 25 00(5)55 00 



Read the market report today. 



Beef Cattle. 



A BLOCK TEST. 



A block test conducted by the Missouri Experiment Station 

 showed the following results : 

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