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eliminates a large majority of the cattle as they are at present 

 bred. 



In addition to these facts it may be stated that older cat- 

 tle fatten with greater certainty, with fewer culls, and with less 

 attention to the niceties of feeding. 



There is less risk in handling 2 and 3 year olds, inasmuch 

 as weaning, dehorning, and vaccination against blackleg have 

 all been passed through by that time. 



In view of the fact that animals to be made into baby beef 

 must be of choice quality, makes it a question, after all, which 

 interests primarily, the breeder and raiser of cattle rather than 



THE TYPE FROM WHICH BABY BEEF CAN BE PROFITABLY MADE. 



the feeder, as these operations are now divided. This means 

 that the cattle raiser on high-priced land in the corn belt is, 

 as has already been stated, the one who will lose most of what- 

 ever is to be lost on the aged steer, not only in the process of 

 growing him, but in the final fattening process as well. The 

 professional feeder may be expected to continue to prefer to feed 

 cattle that have passed the period of rapid growth and have got- 

 ten to a point where they will take on fat easily, readily and 

 uniformly so long as the breeder and raiser will consent to 



