this about become a matter of common observation and likewise 

 the great difficulty experienced in making young animals fat 

 and the long time required to accomplish it. 



Starting with six months old calves in good flesh, twelve 

 months is the minimum time in which these animals may be 

 made thick and prime, whereas three year old or four year old 

 steers, of similar quality and much thinner in flesh to start with, 

 may be made prime in less than six months. Or, the same prin- 

 ciple may be illustrated in another way. To make a six months 

 old calf prime will require the laying on of from 600 to 750 

 pounds of additional weight, making the finished animal weigh 

 from i, TOO to 1,250 pounds, and requiring, as has been said be- 

 fore, some twelve months of full feeding. Whereas, a three 

 year old steer, even thin in flesh at the outset, may be made 

 strictly prime by the addition of 400 pounds, weighing at the 

 close of the feeding period between 1,450 and 1,550 pounds. 



THE QUALITY AND FINISH REQUIRED TO TOP THE MARKET. EXPERI- 

 MENTAL STEERS FED BY THE MISSOURI STATION. 



