Show MARKET DEMANDS CATTLE FINISHED AT EARLY AGH AGE well fattened beof beat animals weighing from to 1200 pounds havo have been in demand demand on livestock markets during recent years rather than animals ot of greater weight this has upon can the result ota of a demand by k i tor for lightweight high grade cuts sucha such a de demand mand says the united states department of agriculture must necessarily be supplied by well finished animals from 12 to 20 months old carri carrying ing a large percentage of the blood of the early matur ing beet beef breeds usually that of the herford borford Ho rford aberdeen angus or short horns the preparation fo for r market of the yearnings yearlings year lings or baby beeves requires more skill than is necessary for the production ot of animals ma marketed at inbae mature ages on oil account of the tendency to grow rather than fatten to fatten year yearnings yearlings lings successfully they must be placed on a fattening ration when they aro are weaned and 1 kept on an full teed feed until they are all ready for marketing every effort should be made to get the calves through the weaning period without I 1 loss of their milk tat fat tho the grain ration should be increased so a as to permit as little change in their rate I 1 of growth in fattening as possible I 1 1 some feeders build creeps in the P pastures as t ures or lots so that the calves ca can n get their grain without being dis dia by cows creeps consist of 8 small mall pens with openings which permit only tho the calves to enter these thes openings may have rollers on each side sl d e to prevent bruising b the calves caides calves from heavy milking cows should hould be weaned gradually ovar over a period of 10 to 15 days fall calves should not bo be weaned until after the corsand cow sand calves are on grass spring calves should either be kept on the S grass after weaning in the tall fall or be given some succulent teed feed such as silage it is advisable to provide them with winter pasturage part urage such as aa |