Herefords averaged 1,958 Ibs. weight, at a gain of 1.52 Ibs. daily. 

 The Holstein was also the only breed to have the hind quarters 

 heavier than the front, as shown by the following figures : 



Hereford Hind quarters lighter than the front by 52 Ibs. or 10 % 



Shorthorn Hind quarters lighter than the front by 71 Ibs. or 11^% 



Angus Hind quarters lighter than the front by 70 Ibs. or 11 % 



Holstein Hind quarters heavier than the front by 9 Ibs. or + 



In the two-year-old class at the American Fat Show in 1885, the 

 Holstein averaged 1,920 Ibs., the Shorthorn, 1,756 Ibs., and the 

 Hereford, 1,779 Ibs. The Holstein also had a larger percentage 

 of weight in the hind quarters than any of the beef breeds. At 

 the Fat Show in 1888, again the Holstein was the only breed to 

 have its hind quarters heavier than the front. Thus it will be seen 

 that the Holstein has a higher percentage of weight in the hind 

 quarters than any other breed, a very important fact, as the 

 highest priced cuts are in the hind quarters. 



That the ideal beef and milk form may be found in the highest 

 degree in the same breed is shown by the numerous prizes won by 

 Holsteins at the different fat shows. At the New York State 

 Fairs of 1889 and 1890, a Holstein cow won first prize as the best 

 fat cow of any age or breed. Her live weight was 1,790 Ibs., and 

 her percentage of dressed weight when thoroughly cooled was 

 66.8 per cent or 1,196 Ibs., a percentage very seldom equaled by 

 individuals of the beef breeds. 



In 1896, against very strong competition from the leading beef 

 breeds, a Holstein cow weighing almost 2,000 Ibs. won first prize 

 as the best beef cow of any breed at the Minnesota State Fair. 



Summarizing the results of these and other tests the result con- 

 clusively proves that, contrary to the general belief, large and 

 profitable beef and milk production are correlated to an astonishing 

 degree. In the Holstein breed, as a rule, the greater the milk 

 producing qualities, the more perfect the work of assimilation and 

 digestion, the larger and the more economical the gain of body 

 weight when dry, the stronger the constitution, and the more 

 regular the breeding, all of which qualities also tend to make beef 

 production more profitable. A Holstein steer inherits from its 

 dam a capacity for assimilating a quantity of feed that would make 

 the average beef steer sweat merely to look at. According to the 

 Wisconsin Dairy Competition, an average Holstein cow will con- 

 sume enough feed above her own maintenance to produce 1,758.1 

 Ibs. of milk solids in a year, or over three times as much as an 

 average beef steer willfgain in body weight, in the same length of 

 time. 



While a Holstein steer is without doubt the most economical 

 producer of dressed beef, yet it is true that the profitableness 

 of that breed for beef is subject to some limitations. Owing to 

 their relatively heavy body, their limbs are too light to make them 

 as well fitted for the range as some other breeds. The fact is 



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