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1882; the recorded cow, Signet (1817), calved April 6, 1880, and Little Wonder 

 {1788), calved May 14, 1880, with the following result: 



Syracuse weighed on day of killing, 2,200 Ibs. Dressed beef, 1,430 Ibs.; hide, 

 142 Ibs.; rough tallow, 130 Ibs. Per cent of dressed beef, 62.44 Ibs. Per cent of 

 offal, 26. 



Signet weighed alive, 1,470 Ibs. Dressed beef, 915 Ibs.; hide, 76 Ibs.; rough 

 tallow, 126 Ibs. Per cent of dressed beef, 62.31. Per cent of offal, 24. 



Little Wonder weighed alive, 1,493 Ibs. Dressed beef, 791 Ibs.; hide, 78 Ibs. ; 

 rough tallow, 124 Ibs. Per cent of dressed beef, 52.93. Per cent of offal, 33. 



Syracuse and Little Wonder had not been fattened for beef, and Signet we 

 had fed for some time, but she was not what beef men would regard fat. 



Taking everything into consideration we think this shows decidedly to the 

 advantage of Holsteins as beef animals. 



The butchers that purchased and cut up the carcasses of Signet and Little 

 Wonder send us the following strong testimonial as to the quality of the beef 

 of these two cows: 



SYRACUSE, N. Y., Feb. 11, 1885. 

 Messrs. Smiths & Powell. 



GENTLEMEN: We were much pleased with the two Holstein heifers pur- 

 chased of you last month. We have been in the meat business for the last 

 twenty-five years and have killed all grades of cattle, the best we could find in 

 this country, but never have we had any that would equal in quality those pur- 

 chased of you. We had a great many compliments from the leading families of 

 the city in regard to Holstein beef. Respectfully, 



W. & J. FAGE, 



49 Warren St. 



The imported Holstein bull, Ebbo, five years old, was killed at the Reming- 

 ton Farm in Cazenovia: 



Weighed, alive, day of killing, 2,260 Ibs. Dressed beef, 1,313 Ibs.; hide, 156 

 Ibs.; rough tallow, 75 Ibs. Per cent of dressed beef, 584-. 



Holstein steers have proved very profitable for feeding. J. S. Lang, writing 

 from North Vassalboro, Me., says : " My experience with half-bloods has been 

 very gratifying; they outstrip all others in growth on the same food, steers 

 averaging in girth at eighteen months six feet, seven inches. My experiments 

 have been conducted with care, and my conviction is, that to institute an 

 impartial test of Holsteins and Shorthorns, it would be found that the Holstein 

 stock would cost the least per pound." As Holsteins have been recently intro- 

 duced into the West, but little has been done in testing their value strictly for 

 beef, as the best grade bulls have been kept for breeding ; but as far as they 

 have been tried, have given good satisfaction. 



Half-blood steers in Illinois have attained a weight of over 1,300 Ibs. at two 

 years old, and 1,900 Ibs. at four years old. 



Gray & Van Waters, West Salem, Wis., report as follows: We sold one 

 yoke of half-blood Holsteins, two years and three months old, weighing 2,650 

 Ibs Andy McEldowny sold thirteen head of half-bloods average two years 

 and three months, average weight 1,345 Ibs. The man who bought them said 

 he had bought and shipped cattle for twenty years and they were the best lot 

 he had ever shipped. The oldest of the thirteen was two years and four months 

 old, and weighed 1,600 Ibs. They were sold to Daniel Gargle of Sparta, and 

 brought in Milwaukee $5.50 per 100 Ibs. 



Amos Edmunds, Disco, 111., writes: I shall give the experience of a few 

 practical feeders as to the fattening qualities of Holstein steers. 



I have sold a great many grade steers of this breed to feeders in this vicin- 

 ity, and all have given satisfaction. 



During the winter of 1883-4 L. C. Maynard & Sons of La Harpe, 111., who 

 are practical men, also perfectly reliable in all respects, fed several grade Hol- 

 stein steers in the same feed yard with high grade Shorthorns, and they 

 informed the writer that the Holsteins made as large a growth and fatted as 

 readily as the Shorthorns, in fact, they said their best steer, according to their 

 judgment, was a Holstein from my herd. This firm have always bred Shorthorn 

 cattle, but they claim they would just as soon buy a good grade Holstein to 

 feed as a good Shorthorn. I have heard other practical feeders make the same 

 statement. 



J. B. Fort of Olena, 111., raised a carload of grade Holsteins that were sired 



