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stone: 'These bullocks, when slaughtered, were most 

 complete bodies of beef; and the meat gave every satis- 

 faction to the consumer, being very tender, and of delicious 

 flavor.' Mr. Post says of another lot : ' I bought of Mr. 

 W. Stanford, at Steyning Market, on March 9th, five very 

 superior Short-horn steers, under 20 months old, with 

 calves' teeth. Their meat is of most excellent quality. 

 The heaviest weighed 111 stone. The flesh on the ribs, 

 where quartered from the loin, measured five inches thick.' 

 And, further, says : ' I have during the last three years 

 killed a large number of the young bullocks fed by Mr. 

 Stanford ; " and, after expressing a favorable opinion of 

 their general quality, speaks of a particular one as ' full of 

 fat, with large, tkick flesh, finely grained, and of very 

 superior flavor.' Mr. Duke, of Steyning, writes of some 

 bullocks, under 20 months old: ' They were all remarkably 

 ripe, handsome, carcasses of beef, giving me and my cus- 

 tomers great satisfaction, as they have always done. They 

 carried an average of 12K stone (100 Ibs.) of fat.' Mr. 

 Glazebrook, of Steyning, writes: 'Some of the buyers at 

 the sale considered I had given a guinea a bullock more 

 than 6s. per stone ; but, from the experience I have had of 

 Mr. Stanford's young beasts, I had confidence.' " 



These details give strong evidence of the high quality of 

 this young beef, and show that there need be no fear of a 

 failure for want of ripeness and flavor in the flesh of these 

 young animals when the feeding proceeds upon right 

 principles. 



There are many considerations in favor of this system. 

 First. The less cost per hundred pounds of beef made at 

 20 months or under than over that period. Second. The 

 reduction of risk in shortening the market age. Third. 

 The quicker returns from investment, and, therefore, the 

 greater profit. We are fully persuaded that profitable 

 feeding must establish a market age in this country not 



