The Nebraska Station states, in Bulletin No. 132, that the 

 Holstein "gains are very satisfactory and these steers can be fed 

 with profit, especially when crossed with one of the beef breeds. 

 The principal objection to the Holsteins for production of beef is 

 the fact that they are very slow to fatten and must be kept in the 

 feed lot for a longer time than is ordinarily needed by beef breeds." 

 This, however, could not be a very serious objection to Holsteins 

 for beef, for according to Nebraska's own experiments, only 60 per 

 cent of the Holsteins had to be kept over an extra six weeks in order 

 to have them sufficiently fat for market, while 66f per cent of 

 the total lot had to be kept over. 



In another experiment by the Nebraska Station the Holsteins 

 again proved their superiority : 



Av. daily gain Cost per cwt. 

 3 Holsteins 2.05 Ibs. $4.22 



2 Herefords 1.86 Ibs. 4.99 

 14 Shorthorns 1.92 Ibs. 5.62 



1 Galloway 2.41 Ibs. 5.67 



1 Ayrshire 2.28 Ibs. 6.06 



1 Dutch Belted 1.72 Ibs. 6.29 



3 Angus 1.22 Ibs. 7.46 

 1 Jersey 1.64 Ibs. 7.91 



The Iowa Station reports, in Bulletin No. 14, the following 

 results of a test between Holstein and Shorthorn calves : 



Av. daily gain Cost per Ib. gain 



Holstein 2.22 Ibs. $.057 



Shorthorn 1.86 Ibs. .070 



At the Michigan Experiment Station the Holstein breed made 

 gains, for a year, at a less cost per pound than any other breed 

 under similar conditions, as here shown : 



Av. wt. at 1 yr. Av. daily gain Cost per Ib. gain 



Holstein 876 Ibs. 2.40 Ibs. $.014 



Shorthorn 777 Ibs. 2.13 Ibs. .016 



Galloway 783 Ibs. 2.14 Ibs. .019 



Jersey 569 Ibs. 1.55 Ibs. .023 



Devon 521 Ibs. 1.43 Ibs. .025 



At the Ontario Experiment Station, the Holstein gained up to 

 two years 1.79 Ibs. daily, the Devon, 1.78 Ibs., the Hereford, 1.71 

 Ibs., and the Aberdeen Poll, 1.55 Ibs. 



In the Iowa Experiment Bulletin No. 20, it is reported that three 

 Holstein calves gained 691 Ibs. apiece in a test, the highest 

 gain being 90t Ibs., while three Shorthorn calves gained 63^ 

 Ibs. in the same length of time, the highest gain being 67s Ibs. 



At the American Fat Show in 1886, the Holsteins averaged 

 2,127 Ibs. weight, at an average gain of 1.68 Ibs. daily, the Short- 

 horns averaged 1,934 Ibs., at a gain of 1.54 Ibs. daily, and the 



