Show a lo 10 lve sto ck M jacc from the long legged long horned critter to the blocky thickset thick set evenly fleshed bullock ot of type seems a long long trail but the advance has been made in comparatively few years who Is responsible lor for this practical example of advanced animal husbandry of course it is the breeder ot of registered purebred beet cattle sensing the public demand tor for better beet and the need tor for etal efficient and economical production their efforts have become have become better known through the county and state fairs and major live stock expositions the average breeder of fine stock is in the business too because he loves tine fine animals the chances of great profits are slim many wealthy men raise good registered stock as a hobby but their work is a great step towards putting the cattle business on a sound profitable basis there Is often much objection on the part of commercial cattlemen to selecting the prize winners at the big livestock shows because of the idea that the stock has been pampered however the showman gets ills stock into tat fat show condition because that is ills his only way ot of proving that the animals will carry an all even covering 0 of meat it is ills his only way of showing allowing how the offspring from the show allow stock may have the ideal thick rib and loin and tile the heavy hindquarters As a matter of tact fact the animal has had plenty of feed and has been forced along from calf days develops constitution vigor and bone and flesh which would be impossible under ordinary range or pasture con editions dit ions it if you dont believe this try to fatten out calves which have been stunted and which never had the lie advantage of decent feed conditions I 1 some good cowmen object to the thickset thick set sot short legged beet animals which are popular in show all 0 w rings declaring their preference f tor 0 r the longer legged big type of beet beef animal the short legged egged type of beef animal might not be entirely satisfactory under rough range conditions whore where stock must travel 40 or 60 50 miles from one water hole to another but the days of such range operations are passing out of the picture the up to date cattleman is providing water through developing new water holes or else through piping water to a greater number of places or confining the animals to smaller areas where water Is handy it la Is no longer a requisite of the ho beet beef animal to be a good traveler as well as a good feeder what the present day cowman wants is the quick maturing type of cattle so that he can turn calves and yearlings yearnings year lings into feedlots teed feed lots where they will fatten quickly ruto I 1 prime beet beef when teed feed goes I 1 nto into logs legs and high backs it does not go into boot beef thus the reason tor for the present day show type it would be interesting to contrast what the judges of a quarter century ago considered good beet beef type animals as contrasted with the show such as will bo be seen scon at the ath annual christinas Chrls Chri inas live stock show at los angeles november to december ath |