In the stocker or feeder, quality is synonymous with capa- 

 Quality. c jty and early maturity. It is indicated by a thick, fine, 



bright or oily coat of hair, a fine, hard dense bone, and an 

 appearance of refinement, smoothness and symmetry throughout. 

 Such a coat as described is generally associated with a healthy, pli- 

 able and mellow skin ; as the inner digestive organs are continuations 

 and modifications of the outer skin, health in one usually indicates 

 health and activity in the other, insuring a good use of food and rap- 

 id gains. Smoothness and symmetry, together with quality and beef 

 type shorten the fattening period. As the gains in the feed lot 

 are expensive, this is an important factor in favor of the steer which 

 possesses quality. 



No. 8. High grade Hereford. "Quality" in a feeder is synonymous with 

 capacity. This type can be fed at any age and it pays to make them 

 prime. Fed as a yearling at the Station. Daily gain for six months 

 2.63 Ibs. 



Not only should a great deal of attention be given to quality 

 in feeders because it insures less expense in finishing, but it en- 

 hances the value of the finished or fat steer. Quality in fat steers 

 when combined with beef type, means higher dressing percent- 

 age, even covering of fat on carcass, large proportion of high priced 

 cuts, better mixture of fat and lean, or marbling of meat, less waste 

 in cutting and finer muscular fiber, all of which make the steers with 



