| Show good chance now to improve herds cost of well bred stock invites investment by breeders bleeders Bre eders procured by the united states state department of service this Is no an excellent time to replace inferior bulls or females with well bred stock says R E W sheets of the united states department of agriculture it Is now possible to buy the best at prices which ore are but little above the usual commercial values of two or three years ago in fact there Is far less spread as a rule between the best and inferior breeding stock than formerly and there are cases where pure bleds lire are to be had at burgain prices the farm production of beef calves for market Is being practiced in many mani sections throughout the eastern states as well as in tile the corn belt in connection w with th genera farming fanning or other stock ral raising calsing sing says mr air sheets farmers with ample pasture and no more than enough grain for their breeding stock and hogs sell calves as feeders others run spring calves with their dams during the summer fatten them during the winter and sell them the next nest spring as fat yearlings yearnings year lings A more recent practice Is the forcing of well bred spring calves with grain from tile the time they will first eat it until ready to be weaned in slaughter condition in early fall this system produces more beef of choice quality than any other plan known to the industry calves fattened in this manner n er usually meet the latest market demand for tender beef which Is sold in handy weight packages this system however calls for carefully selected breeding stock selected tor for early maturity and high quality |
