Show LOSS FROM FEEDING undesirable STOCK farmers obtain most economical gains on well bred animals best beef type As soon as farmers appreciate the fact that high class beef cannot be suade made from trashy cattle an important dource of loss losa to feeders will tie be alimi asserts dr 0 AV mccampbell isso associate clate professor of animal husbandry in the ka kansas ansas state agricultural I 1 college 39 C fit iW 1 the loss resulting from feeding inferior cattle has been well demonstrated experimentally at the kansas station said doctor in this experiment well bred but riot not purebred cattle of desirable beet beef type were compared with cattle the same age and somewhat larger yet not of the type most de desirable for converting feed into beet beef the good beet beef type quality cattle made a dally gala of 22 9 pounds while the undesirable type although receiving the same amount of feed made a gain of only pounds dally the gain on the good type cattle cost a pounds while the gain on the coarser cattle cost 1025 a pounds this experiment demonstrates that one of the es essentials sent lills in making beelas beet is the selection loa of the right kind of feeders A good feeder must be close to the ground have a short broad head with a strong muzzle a wide straight top a wide deep chest a capacious middle a deep flank deep f ull full quarters and withal plenty of substance and lots of quality |