Show Not Many lany Old Steers Speaking of the cattle price cycles Authorities diff differ r as to the period but whatever may have hare been true of the past Is not true today because of the rapidly changing methods of production production tion and beef f maturity Not long since five to seven en year old steers were plentiful Today there are few to be found In the beef beef traffic and nothing more than long twos and threes so 54 that we have reduced the period of beef production about 50 per cent and we must keep In mind that we have also lessened the time when a surplus may be reached Losses in this line of business may maybe maybe maybe be considered as the inevitable route to profit because with an overproduction overproduction tion capital and labor retire from the business with the final result of de decreased decreased decreased de- de creased supply and the decreased supply supply sup sup- ply means higher prices Apparently there is nothing to worry about for the time Ume being so far as a surplus is concerned concerned con con- though It ft is a good thing to keep it in mind So Bo far as the breeding herds are concerned however the breeding age of the male maJe or female has n not t materially materially materially materi materi- ally changed Neither have vwe we been able to discover the way to shorten the period of of gestation so 80 In la that respect I nature holds holds' its own |