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Show i RAISING STEERS FOR MARKET Feeder of Seventeen Years' Experience Says Best Grades Are Always In Good Demand. Does it pay to raise purebred steers for the market? Some sny yes, whllu others answer in the negative. Hut an Iown man snys It pays to get n good start if a feeder Intends to make a good finish of the feeding experiment. This feeder, who was recently on the market with stock, went on record In boosting purebred cattle for feeding purposes, as his 17 years of experience tlint the good grades are always wanted, want-ed, and are the largest money-makers In the end. Tho alllrmatlve side of the rW S " . . ju-h?. Ap W Bunch of Young Feeders. question has n strong booster in tills gentleman, who has been practicing what lie preaches for many years past. Each year he has been In the habit of feeding a hunch of purebred baby beeves for the summer market, and each time has been successful in getting get-ting out on the venture. At his farm he maintains a drove of Hereford cattle cat-tle and aside from the regular breeding breed-ing business, lie raises a drove of steers for the killers each year. Many feeders think Hint purebretls are for breeding and most anything will lu for the killers, but cases of this sort argue well for cattle of good blood to be finished for the market. The feeder who recently made these remarks is emphatic in saying that it pays to raise purebreds for feeding purposes, and his advice to young men Just getting Into the live-stock business is to get a start on a purebred herd as soon as possible. A good start shortens short-ens the road to a successful ending in a business of this sort. |