Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-06-16
Experiment. in Beef Production
Valrabls Bulletin Issued by Iowa College.

The Iowa experiment station is out
with the report on feeding different
types OF steers. The bulletin gives the
result OF a years feeding test with
steers of the beef and dairy type; and
Includes The slaughter test and meat
demonstration, the latter by Mr.. John
Gosling. The investigation sought to
prove which is the most profitable type
of steer for the feeder, and considered
both the amount of gain and the value
or the finished steer. This is what is
considered a beef type:
Beef Type-An animal of low set, COM
pact. blocky general appearance, display
Ing vigor in the general bearing and car
riage, without any indication of restless
ness or nervousness. In form, short and
broad in the head, broad in muzzle, with
large nostrils and large mouth: the neck
short, thick, and smoothly blended with
The shoulders; breast full and wide; Shout
aers, broad yet compact at top, and
smoothly covered with muscle on sides;
back and loin broad, with fore-ribs arch
ing wide to give width at the crops; body
deep, wide on floor of chest, and with ca
pacious middle, indicative OF generous
feeding capacity; rump long, wide, and
carrying width of body out uniformly 70
tail; twist, deep and plump; thighs wide
as viewed from the side. and tick as
viewed from the rear Bone in head and
limbs reasonably fine, and free from meat
mess or fullness below the eyes; skin,
soft and pliable; hair, soft and silky. Ma
uid isSH NlHe tnlcK, muscular covering
pver back. ribs, loin and headquarters,
and upon which the value of the finished
carcass ultimately depends, should be
present In abundant amount; and with all
ms, the disposition to eat and sleep all
the time Is of the greatest Importance.
Dairy Type-An nimal usually a trihe
nlgh from the ground, rather unsymmetri-
cal because Of light HEADQUARTERS, and of
rather a nervous disposition, but very
vigorous. In form, of fair width in fore
head. but long in face: nostrils, large;
muzzle, vide; mouth, large: neck, rather
long, not smoothly and compactly joined
TO shoulder. Shoulders rather bare. mar
body deep, but lacking IN width on top,
due to deficient spring OF forerib, and mar
row loin; stomach very capacious, indicat-
Ing roorniness fer feed. Hook bones usual
~ somewhat prominent: rump, long and
fairly wide, but lacking in filing twist,
deficient in depth and plumpness: thighs
rather narrow as viewed from the side
IN some instances decidedly incurving on
rear line. and as viewed from behind great
~ lacking in thickness. Bone In head and
limbs usually somewhat coarse, but oc-
REASONABLY very fine skin soft and pliable;
liable. parts very lacking, decidedly thin
over back, loin and in headquarters.
1t was mo- intended to consider COM
parsons OF breeds. but 1t was thought
best TO select pure-bred or high grade
animals. These were two pure-bred
Angus. two high grade Hereford steers
purchased from representative breed
ers and two Holstein and two Jersey
steers bred at the college farm. The
experiment lasted a full year and the
steers We're on dry feed the entire time
SO as to know the exact mount Of
feed each steer consumed. Mixed