THE YOUNG FARMER 



Wool, like the hair on one's head, is not 

 greatly influenced by the food supply, 

 assuming it to be reasonably ample. Beef 

 cattle offer another illustration of the way 

 in which animal products have been 

 increased without increasing the number of 

 animals. Formerly beef cattle were ma- 

 tured in their fourth and fifth years, or even 

 their sixth year. They are now placed upon 

 the market in their second and third years. 

 If animals can be matured in their third 

 instead of their fifth year, it is obvious that 

 a much smaller number of animals must be 

 kept upon the farm in order to provide an 

 equal annual supply for slaughter. 



The increase in the size of our horses and 

 the increased production of butter fat per 

 cow which have occurred in the past half 

 century are hardly less important factors in 

 increasing the value of domestic animals 

 and their products. 



THE FUTURE OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS 



One of the most striking features of recent 

 progress in domestic animals is the large 



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