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DAIRY FARMING 



calves. . The age at which the steers are sold also shows 

 an adjustment to feed prices. The Western States keep 

 their steers to two or three years of age, as is shown by the 

 fact that they have twice as many of the older ones as of 

 the yearlings. 



During the past few years there has been some discussion 

 about introducing beef cattle in the Northeast, but there 



DAIRY PRODUCTS 

 R.ECEIPTS FROM SALE. 19O9 



FIG. 69. Receipts from the sale of dairy products. This map shows 

 the location of the centers of commercial dairying, as contrasted with those 

 in which cows are kept to supply products for home use only. 1 



is little chance for such an enterprise to succeed. The sum- 

 mer pastures are fairly cheap, but the cost of winter feed for 

 a beef cow is more than the value of her calf. 



187. Relation of Transportation to Dairying. Not only are 

 the relative positions of beef and dairy cattle determined by 

 the problem of transportation, but in dairy regions the kind 

 of product that is to be produced is controlled by the dis- 

 tance that the products must be shipped. Butter, cheese, 



1 U. S. Dept. Agr., Yearbook, 1915, p. 395. 



