234 JUDGING BEEF AND DUAL PURPOSE CATTLE 



istics indicate quality in carcass beef. Animals produced 

 with these attainments will not only be more profitable to 

 the producer and feeder, but more satisfactory to the trade. 



Capacity. The usefulness of a beef animal is measured 

 by its power to consume feed and convert it into the proper 

 material for body maintenance and development. The 

 breeding animal should have capacity as applied both to 

 reproduction and body development. This condition, there- 

 fore, should be doubly emphasized in such animals. The 

 capacity is dependent largely on the body development, 

 the blood supply, and the health and vigor manifested. A 

 narrow, shallow-bodied animal or one with an insufficient 

 blood supply cannot be healthy and vigorous, and conse- 

 quently cannot have the capacity for consuming and manu- 

 facturing feed into the ultimate material needed for body 

 growth and development. Capacity is quite closely correlated 

 with constitution and the general conformation of the animal. 

 The one condition should be indicative of the other. Lack 

 of capacity is usually associated with lack of constitution 

 and reproductive development. Its application is far-reach- 

 ing in studying animals .from these two viewpoints. 



Condition. Condition is significant of the quantity of fat 

 deposited in the muscular tissues and over the body of 



EXPLANATION OF FIG. 95. 



1, 2, 3 Round. 9 Flank. 



4, 5, 6 Loin. 10, 11 Plate. 



7 Rib. 12 Shank. 



8 Chuck. 13 Suet. 



1 Hind shank. 6 Pinbone loin. 



2 Round, R and S, off. 5, 6 Flatbone loin. 



3 Rump. 10 Navel. 



4, 5 Loin end. 11 Brisket. 

 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 Hindquarters. 

 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 Forequarter. 



7, 8 Back. 

 7, 10 Piece. 

 8, 11, 12 Kosher chuck. 

 8, 10, 11, 12 Triangle. 



a Aitch-bone. e Chine-bones. 



b Rump-bone /"Buttons." 



c Crotch. g Skirt. 



d Cod. h Breast-bone. 



