The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-08-04


Other things being equal, the fatter the
animal the higher per cent of dressed
weight
But fairness alone does not determine
the percentage of weight Individual
specimens of cattle, sheep or swine in
the same condition vary in per cent of
waste because some individuals are
constitute offal. Unimproved animals,
commonly called scrubs, dress with
more waste because they have not
been bred for thick carcasses. The dali
~ breeds of cattle when fattened are
likely to have more waste than the
beef breeds because they are larger in
paunch or barrel.
To illustrate what has been said,
compare the high grade Angus steer
shown with the high grade Jersey. The
Angus weighed 1000 pounds and the
Jersey 1890 pounds, although the lat
ter was three months older. The ra
tiOns fed these steers were the same
in character, and both were fat and
ripe when slaughtered. The Jersey
dressed per cent less than the Angus
Of the per cent more offal in the Jer
sey per cent consisted of fat depos-
tied about the stomach, intestines and
kidneys, worth in the retail market 2
cents per pound. This is an illustration
of the greater dressing capacity of the
good beef type over the inferior.
In the illustration we have a rear
view of the two steers, showing the
broad, thick back and the loin, full
rump and wide, full thighs of the An
gus as compared with the Jersey. The
fullness of flesh we'll down and toward
the gambrel. permitting the retailer to
cut round steak much lower on the
Angus, is strongly brought out. In this
case no one would maintain that the
Jersey had as much high priced meat
as the Angus.
While the Jersey in the illustration
does not show a real heavy bone, it is
much more pronounced than in the An
gus. The smooth, we'll covered Angus
has the appearance of a package of
beef with only enough bone to give it
permanency of form. In the Jersey or
inferior butchers type bone stands out
prominently. Hips, shoulders and ribs
are all poorly covered.
Breeding Capacity of a Bull.
Answering a query as to how many
cows should be bred to a four-year-old
bull, n. H. Henry says in Breeders
Gazette: Il would say a vigorous, &C
tive fOur-year-Old bull fed grain and
hand bred, if he proves sure, ought to
get IS to 100 cows in calf during the
period from May to Oct. 1. One
service to the COW will produce as sure
results as more. With the average
bull and the average success getting
the COWS in calf, this would be over
estimating the ability of the bull. In
cases Of this kind probably fifty cows
would be enough for one bull or posi-
bly, sixty"
Choice Meat Carcass.
A choice meat carcass should be pro-
portionately heavy in those parts
which sell for the highest prices and
correspondingly light in the cheaper
cuts, says II. p. Smith Of the Nebraska
experiment station. 1t should not be
heavy in bone. 1t should have a pre-
dominance Of lean tissue. The fat
should be evenly distributed over the
carcass, not occurring in patches or
.gobs' FlakeS Of fat should be dis
tributed between the fibers of lean
The dberS of lean should not be coarse
and should be light red rather than
dark in color. The lean tissue should
be tender.
Feeding Beef Cattle.
The best place for feeding cattle
would be a we'll rooted shed open ON
the sides, says A. III. Soule of the Ten
nessee experiment station 1t may be
constructed by sinking either cedar or
oak posts in the ground and putting a
shingle, tin or board roof over the
structure. The feeding troughs may be
swung by chains between the support
ing posts The silo should be construct
ed at one end of the barn. The barn
should be built on level ground and a
low retaining wall one foot high built
around the outside, either of stone,
brick or wood. Then by thrashing the
grain at one end of the barn and hav-
ing the Silo and granary at the other
the feeding can be quickly and easily
done and fresh bedding thrown in each
day to be tramped down by the cattle
and made into farmyard manure. There
are thousands of farms where the bust
ness could be conducted along the lines
suggested to the decided advantage of
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