CHAPTER VII 
CATTLE 
Beef Cattle Gain While You Sleep.—Diversified 
farming implies the development of a number of differ¬ 
ent sources of income. Upon larger farms where help is 
scarce and a large amount of feed is produced, it is often 
profitable to raise beef cattle. With plenty of pasture 
and a good supply of corn, one man can do much with 
beef cattle and hogs. They grow while he does other 
work, they supply a substantial profit and turn much 
waste roughage into money. It requires much work to 
handle dairy products and poultry. Cows must be 
milked, the milk cared for and marketed, along with 
a great amount of cleaning utensils. The same is true 
of marketing eggs and raising chicks. A large number 
of people are required to do such work, and a conveni¬ 
ent market is necessary. The beef cattle industry will 
appeal to those farmers who have a large acreage avail¬ 
able for pasture and very little assistance in handling 
it. Southern conditions are generally well adapted for 
the economic growth of beef cattle. Land and breed¬ 
ing stock are comparatively cheap. Barns are not 
needed, with the possible exception of sheds. Grass 
grows nearly all the year. 
Breeds. — The American beef cattle are limited almost 
entirely to four breeds and those known as dual-pur¬ 
pose. A beef animal is considered in the meat produc¬ 
ing industry as one whose structure and body confor- 
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