Show Livestock Situ at lOlL Not so to many years ears ago It was recognized that the handling of horned beef animals was n not L eco eco- econom eco economical nom ical The Tho horns no doubt originally arved for tor offensive and defensive purposes but under present da methods In the cattle Industry the they are a o a disturbing element clement particularly particularly In feed teed lots tending as tho thy do to make mako the tho animals restless and Irritable Also In shipping and marketing they result In costly bruises which many times mean a 0 financial loss los to tho owner In recognition of Or this fact tact tho ho tendency for many years has been to breed d the tho horns oft off cattle and this I Is now evidenced to a consid- consid consid degree In all alt of the beef breeds On tho the livestock markets of t the country the tho old time long horn Is becoming more moreo rare with the passing of o each year i Following th the progress that has been made mad in breeding ort off or the horns breeders breeder hav e tave also abo adopted the practice of br oft off the tho legs that Is shortening the leg legs of beef bod type animals In the old days the rangy raney 1011 legged bee bec beet animal had its Ita It place on account of transportation con con- conditions con conditions which required In many Instances the driving of ot cattle catti Ion long distances to the railroads railroad and of course with th the prevailing con con- conformation con conformation formation at that time greater dis distances i could be more easily cot cot- cov covered C ered red I Th magnitude of ot the U driving operations opera and the Import Import- Importance Importance ance alice of ot breeders breeder which would travel In this manner most read read- readIly readily readily ily was WILS brought out r recently It was pointed out In commenting on onlie the lie last lust period of ot cattle catti drovin which occurred during th the tho time of the tho Texas cattle catti trails which began about and lasted for lor somo 20 years yeara th that t from from 1867 to 1895 there thero were vere nearly cattle driven front from Texas Texa to the northern markets and sold for around With the th coming of o the rail rail- railroads rail railroads roads and modern transportation facilities the distances necessary to drive o cattle shortened short constantly until movement mo by driving h his 18 bc been n eliminated to such uch a lar large degree that perpetuating a typo for that Is no long longer r necessary Tho Tb Th next step top of o course coune was to breed a type ln ha having the th great great- c eat cst t beet beef value and this thi tyPO type it IS agreed should show how as little day day day- daylight light as possible under un l r th the bul bul- bullock bullock bul- bul bullock lock In other words meat and ond not legs Ices Is the tho order of ot the tho th day and the attention ot of the breeder Is now now focused ed upon the tho yield and i quality of beef produced from th the animal This situation Is recognized by bythe bythe bythe the packer buyer who Is an expert In estimating the th meat yield of ot the th live lI animal and gauging values aI- aI ac The Th packer would prefer to pay a higher price for tor the live 11 animal so long Ions as ns the percentage a of beet beef and an 1 quality which It would justify it as a many times the tho lower priced animal proves prove the most expensive e to the th packer on the tho hooks and at the same samo sam doesn't make a satisfactory return to the th producer This resolve Itself into the ques- ques question question tion of ot better breeding and finish finish- finishIng tag Ing and the tho more desirable quality produced th the more satisfactory the tho return to the th producer the pack pack- packer packer er or the distributor and from the tho consumers consumer's standpoint there I Is no question but what quality Is ap- ap api ap appreciated predated and commands a a prem reni- reni ium iuni |