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BEEF PRODUCTION 



ford may have Hereford markings, or a one-eighth 

 blood Angus the color and polled characteristic of the 

 pure Angus and have but little beef character. 



Onlv those most familiar with market conditions 

 realize what an almost insignificant proportion of well 

 bred fat cattle reach our markets. The bulk of offerings 

 are made up of common rough, medium, and gooi 1 gra< 1c s 



Fig. 3. Good Feeder. 



of fat cattle, and these must necessarily come from low- 

 grade feeding cattle, such as the inferior, common, 

 medium, and good grades, assuming that the better 

 grades of feeding cattle, the choice, and fancy selected, 

 previously described, finish into choice and prime steers. 



GOOD FEEDERS 



Good feeders possess only to a limited degree the 

 beef, blood, the thrift, and the conformation of choice or 

 selected feeders. It is not difficult to criticise them as 



