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THE WORLD'S MEAT FUTURE 



birth to maturity. Then the finisliing period is comparatively 

 short, and the carcase produces the hio:hly desirable marbled 

 beef. 



"It will be gathered that the requirements of both the feeder 

 and the butcher must be considered in the selection or breeding 



Shoethobx Cows at Edmonton Exhibition. 



of the most profitable steer. The feeder must have in his animal 

 good bone, roomy paunch and a deep broad chest, while to the 

 butcher's steer these parts have no particular value, because it 

 is in these that much waste occurs. Giving the requirements of 

 both feeder and butcher due consideration, a standard of 

 perfection has been built up, in which each part of the animal 

 is afforded a numerical value according to its importance. The 

 follo^^dng score-card agreed upon by many of the foremost 

 demonstrators and instructors in animal husbandry, will be of 

 value to students who desire to become proficient in the judging 

 of beef cattle: — 



