| Show utility demanded in all live stock better judgment suggested in selecting breeders bleeders Bre eders for meat use by B E T robbin robbing k liv alvo stock extension Ext pirlon specia clalla lot university of illinois service prize winning live stock fashions may come and so go like feminine styles hut but producers who strive to obtain the maximum imura returns from their meat a nn n imala finals should select their breeding stock more along utility lines only farmers who raise the type and size of animals den demanded landed by consumers can expect to sell their thein live stock for the highest prices regardless of the latest mode at the live stock shows at present many cattle raisers are finding that the fashionable little bulls beget calves that grow too slowly when ready for market these yearlings yearnings year lings will weigh only pounds while somewhat coarser stock will tip the scales at half a ton it Is the larger yearlings yearnings year lings that are making the most money because they more nearly st at the needs and desires of the market markel larger sires will aid many cattlemen in producing the larger more desirable darlings yearlings year y ear lings likewise early lamb producers are coming to realize that they need rams of considerable size it if they are to get the largest possible market returns for this reason many farmers farmer are changing to the larger breeds IV what hat the sheep roan man wants Is a lamb that will grow fast enough to weigh 70 to SO 80 pounds at tour four months of age and lambs from small parents will not do it ilog hog producers however have a different problem some of the present breeding stock has such great size that tho the pigs are still gangling and thin at weights which the market desires the utility standard in this case Is a pig that will grow rapidly and yet become fat at around pounds for this purpose boars baars weighing considerably less than 1000 pounds are more likely to fit the needs of most producers rather than the excessively huge sires seen at fairs and live stock expositions some breeds of live stock need more stretch while others need more compactness pact ness to supply sires for most farm herds and flocks thus the breeder who develops his stock along utility standards will render a practical practical service for the live stock industry |
