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live weight than the aged one. This is due in part no doubt 

 to the fact that the younger animal's digestive organs are likely 

 to be in better condition, the teeth are sounder, the glands 

 more active, so that the food is better masticated, more 

 thoroughly digested and assimilated than in the aged steer. 



Fig. 89. — The Noted Shorthorn Bull "Avondale.' 

 ter & Ross, Mansfield, Ohio. 



Owned by Carpen- 



The Shorthorn, a native of England, is the most popular beef breed all over the 

 world. Though not so early maturing, they attain the largest size of any of the 

 beef breeds, cows weighing around 1500 pounds, bulls 2200, and finished steers 

 from 1200 to 1500 pounds. The bulls are noted for the excellency of their 

 get when bred to native cows, while the finished steers are noted for their good 

 quarters. In color they are red, white, and roan. 



Form for feeding cattle. — The form of the steers must be 

 such as to meet two conditions: those demanded by the cattle 

 feeder, and those demanded by the butcher. The cattle feeder 

 wishes an animal that will make rapid and economical gains in 

 the feed lot, while the butcher wishes one that will dress a rela- 



