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THE WOULD 'S MEAT FUTURE 



Table I. — Average imtial and final measurements of 2-year-okl 

 steers fattened for market during a 14:0-day feeding period. 



Mcasiiiement 



Initial measurement. 



Niinibt-r 

 ji stceis 



iial measuremtiit. 



Average 



Percentage 

 increase 



Weiglif 



Width of head 



Length of head 



Length nf neck 



Width of shnidders .... 

 Width of front flank ... 



Width of paunch 



Width of roar fl.mk . . . 



M'idth of loin 



Width of hijis 



Width af thiuls (Hip joint) 



liuttock to liip 



Depch of chest 



Shonlder point to ground 



Chest to ground 



Hind flank to ground . . ■ 



Hock to ground 



Withers to ground 



Hips to ground 



Shonlder to buttock ... 

 Circumference of chest . . . 

 Circumference of paunch . 

 Circumference of hind flank 

 Circumference of muzzle . 



214 



214 

 214 

 214 



2og 

 202 

 209 

 214 

 154 

 214 

 214 

 214 

 142 

 214 

 202 

 214 

 214 

 214 

 214 



900 I I z 



Inches 



8832 

 19.411 

 19 163 

 16.412 

 16.378 

 23.612 

 IQ.527 



17.662 

 17.204 

 18.366 

 26.730 

 33033 

 22.876 

 29.128 

 20.795 

 49.224 



53-763 

 73.014 

 80.256 

 71-364 

 17.198 



216 



216 

 216 



215 

 216 

 216 

 216 



216 

 216 

 ^15 

 216 



215 



216 

 216 

 216 

 204 

 216 

 214 

 216 

 21O 

 216 



143 



Pounds 

 .188.398 



hidics 



9 112 

 19.892 

 20.990 



18-459 

 1S.35S 

 26.101 



22.744 

 15.9.58 

 19234 

 18.533 

 19.622 

 27.789 

 34-311 

 24.013 

 30.202 

 20.914 

 53-870 

 52.411 

 57.088 



77694 

 88.301 

 78.685 

 17930 



Pounds 



288 286 



Inches 



0.280 

 0.481 

 1.827 

 2.047 

 1,980 

 2.489 

 3-217 

 I 974 

 I-592 

 1.329 

 1-^56 

 1.059 

 1.278 



0.237 

 1.074 

 0.119 

 4.646 



1556 

 4-^25 

 4.680 

 8.045 

 7.321 

 0.S32 



32.02 



3- '6 



2.48 



9.53 



12.42 



12.08 



10.54 



16.42 



14. II 



9.01 



7.72 



6.S3 



396 



3.86 



1.03 



3.68 



0.57 



9-43 



3-05 



1.83 



6.40 



10.02 



10.25 



4.»3 



These 216 steers gained at the rate of 2.058 poinids daily for 

 140 days. 



The following average initial measurements show a marked 

 similarity : the length of head, length of neck, and width of rear 

 flank, which vary from 19.163 to 19.527 inches; the width of 

 shoulder and front flank differ by only 0.034 inch ; the hips and 

 thurls (hip joint) in width are 17.682 inches and 17.204 inches^ 

 respectively; and circumference of the body in the region of the 

 chest and hind flank are 73.014 and 71.364 inches respectively. 

 The height at the withers of a "feeder" steer is 1.631 less than 

 the height at the hips. The length of body from shoulder point 

 to buttock is only 2.908 inches greater than the greatest height 

 at the hips. 



