BABY BEEF 



FINISH AND QUALITY 



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The object to be most emphasized at all times 

 in feeding baby beef is the securing of quality and 

 finish in connection with rapid and economical 

 gains. The value of a high finish is apparent by 

 the way in which it influences values. Suppose a 

 steer is marketed at the age of 18 months and at 

 the weight of 1,200 pounds. Every fourth of a cent 



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diflference in price per pound makes a difference of 

 $3 in the value of the steer. A difference 

 of one cent per pound makes a difference of 

 $12 in the selling price. If this same steer, be- 

 cause of low finish, sells at 4 cents per pound while 

 another of high finish sells for 5J^ cents per pound, 

 the difference in price between the two steers will 

 amount to $18. This upon a carload of 20 would 

 amount to $360, and might mean the difference 

 between net profit and net loss on the feeding 

 operations. 



