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noticeable evidence of dairy or scrub blood and fat enough 
to dress somewhere between 56 and 60 per cent. 
In purchasing feeding steers, it should be especially 
borne in mind that fat steers are always worth more than 
thin ones of otherwise equal quality. Thin animals 
make very good gains, but must be purchased at a very 
low price as it takes a long time to finish them for market. 
It seems very difficult for beginners in the cattle-feeding 
business to realize this. 
METHOD OF FEEDING 
When hay alone is fed, the method of feeding is very 
simple. Large hay racks are built as shown in Fig. 
6. The racks as shown are six feet wide, six feet high 
Fic. 6. — Two Good Hay Racks for Cattle. 
and about twelve feet long and will accommodate about 
four steers on each side, allowing three feet of rack room 
to each steer, which is about right for average cattle. 
Small dehorned steers require less space while large 
steers or steers with long horns will need three-and-one- 
half to four feet of rack room. The sides are boarded 
