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of expense incurred in finishing and marketing, so that he may know 

 whether his cattle return him a profit or were fed at a loss. In either 

 case, the records are available for study, and when the next lot is fed, 

 comparisons may be made and benefits derived from past experiences. 

 This is all the more important in the case of feeders who breed their 

 own calves, for then such records are doubly valuable as they greatly 

 assist in determining the producing qualities of the animals in the 

 breeding herd. If the breeder has a chance to see the carcasses yielded 

 by cattle of his own breeding, he should avail himself of it and talk 

 with some well-qualified butcher regarding their merits and faults. 

 By such progressive methods will the breeder forge ahead and obtain 

 the maximum profit and satisfaction from his business. 



Fig. 54. — An excellent breeding cow. Blackbird Perfection 2d, Aberdeen- 

 Angus cow owned by Iowa State College. Beefy throughout, yet not milkless. 

 She has good udder development and can raise her calf. 



In conclusion, there is good opportunity for profit in beef produc- 

 tion, and the soil needs the fertility which comes from the keeping of 

 live stock. The factors necessary to insure success in beef production 

 are (1) good pastures, (2) better care of pastures, (3) utilization of 

 corn stalks through the use of a silo, (4) the growing and feeding of 

 alfalfa, (5) keeping the best heifer calves for breeding purposes, (6) 

 buying only good, purebred, beef bulls to mate with them, and (7) 

 staying by beef production year in and year out, making it a permanent 

 part of farming operations. 



