Glancing over the figures, however, we find that the Holstein steers 

 possessed only 15 Ibs., the Angus 23.5 Ibs., the Hereford 28.5 Ibs., 

 and the Jersey 37.5 Ibs. of this product, showing that this sweeping 

 conclusion as to steers of dairy type is absolutely fallacious in the 

 instance of the Holstein steers. 



The Ohio State Experiment Station, in Bulletin No. 60, reports 

 a test in which the Holsteins made larger gains and at a less cost 

 per pound than the Shorthorns : 



Oain in 120 days Cost per Ib. gain 



5 Holsteins 255 $7.67 



23 Shorthorns 241 7.94 



The Nebraska Experiment Station has probably made the most 

 exhaustive and conclusive beef tests that have ever been made. 

 Forty-eight calves representing the different breeds were put 

 through two extended tests. In the first test, the Holsteins 

 averaged $3.68 profit per head, the Shorthorns, $2.07, the Here- 

 fords, $1.61, the Angus, $1.34, the Guernseys, 21c, the Jerseys, 

 63c, and the Red Polls, 21c. In the second test, the Holsteins 

 averaged $4.14 profit per head, the Shorthorns, $3.28, the Angus, 

 80c, and the Guernseys, 76c; the Red Polls lost 97c, and the 

 Jerseys lost $2.14. The Holstein Steer No. 19 made $16.61 net 

 profit, or more than any other steer in these two tests. The 

 heaviest Holstein weighed 1,082 Ibs. at the end of the test, the 

 heaviest Hereford, 1,040 Ibs., the heaviest Shorthorn, 1,032 Ibs., 

 the heaviest Angus, 925 Ibs., the heaviest Guernsey, 950 Ibs., the 

 heaviest Red Poll, 920 Ibs., and the heaviest Jersey, 920 Ibs. The 

 following is the average of both tests : 



Av. daily gain Cost per 100 Ibs. gain Profit per steer 

 5 Holsteins 1.86 Ibs. $6.61 $7.82 



24 Shorthorns 1.58 Ibs. 7.59 3.28 

 2 Angus 1.59 Ibs. 7.72 2.14 

 8 Herefords 1.56 Ibs. 8.06 2.09 



2 Guernseys 1.59 Ibs. 7.71 .97 

 4 Red Polls 1.48 Ibs. 7.86 Loss .76 



3 Jerseys 1.56 Ibs. 9.83 1.51 



The Holsteins thus made larger daily gains at a far less cost per 

 100 Ibs. gain, and averaged over twice as much net profit per steer 

 as any other breed. 



In an additional six weeks' test, the Holsteins' total net profit 

 amounted to $13.82 per head, the Herefords' to $11.92, and the 

 Shorthorns' to $11.69. The quality of the Holstein beef at the 

 end of the second test proved to be practically as good as that of 

 the beef breeds, averaging $5.75 per cwt., while the Shorthorns 

 averaged $5.98 and the Herefords, $6.12. The difference in the 

 quality of the meat of the two types is so slight that the Holstein 

 faculty of making gains at a so much less cost per pound makes it 

 the most profitable breed for beef. 



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