Show I CONSUMERS W DEMAND DEMAN LIGHTER CUTS OF MEAT Agricultural who are responsible fOl forte fop t e planning of beef cattle 1 w work work rk are turning turn turn- turning turning ing their and energy quite largely to to problems ms concerning the fattening of you your r cattle either cither calves cal cal- calves cal calves ves or yearlings s in an effort to as- as ascertain ascertain as ascertain certain the motet mo t methods of producing beef lom cattle of these thes ages The grea Brea great mass of feeding trails cor conducted ducted ith beef cattle during dur dur- during during ing the last quay quart r r I century has been with reference to older eattlE steers cattle cattler Steers 2112 12 years of af a e at the time they went on feed an and in some c-as c eases s 3 years of age This is as it sh shi uld be in encouraging encouraging in ing the ital tal work with the younger young class of beef cattle The cattle cattle bee industry r is going through Ia a marked at the present time largely because o 0 the changing taste of the consuming lublic which is now demanding lighte cuts of meat Al- Al Alread Already Al Already read ready this dema id d has resulted in inmany inmany inmany many retail mar markets ets handling only light ht of eef such as those of yearling cattle While formerly the demand for heavy cattle seen seemed ed to be almost un- un unlimited unlimited un unlimited limited the reve reverse se is true today toda P Packers say tha 15 to 20 per cent of the total ts is of beef cattle is 3 ample to take c cre ve of the call for heavy carcasses the remain remain- remainder remainder der is for weighting from to to 1100 pounds do en n foot or carcasses weighing from to GOO pounds This means tha that the demand today is quite largely for cattle under 2 years of age Some little l work has been done with cattle ca tie tic of different ages The results to da cla c show that calves placed in the feed ot of at weaning time and continued th rein until finished for market make from 50 to 7 75 per percent percent percent cent more ga gan an n t f am one the same feed than do more ma 1113 mat ire re steers especial especially ly those that are arc from front 2 to 4 years of age This is due to the fact that part of of V the gain in in light Jig cattle cattle is i growt growth I of parts whereas most o the gains gains in heavy I steers is leat f Feeder ceder yearlings 18 months old old ing ling from to pounds hounds have be n found to be rela rela- relatively relatively relatively efficient a compared to older cattle although not ot ot in a class with the calves from the he stand standpoint of e- e e conomy c-conomy conomy of lain gain |