The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-03-09
John Costing Carves Colorado meats
Written for
The Farmer and Breeder.

Colorado's first short course in agri-
culture closed January u. 1t was q
decided success in every way n the
stockmen and farmers of that state
say tina this farmers short course
must become a permanent feature Of
the agricultural college work Every
one in attendance said that next year
the attendance would be trehled. All
the work was thoroughly practical and
the wonder was hat So much could be
accomplished i'm two weeks time. The
climax Of interest and enthusiasm came
the last day Of the course, which was
Block Demonstration day. Hon. John
Costing, OF Kansas City, conducted the
meat demonstration. carving up sew
eral tons of beef, mutton and pork.
Mr.. Gosling explained the Importance
of the block demonstration as follows:
1T is very Important that the manu-
facturer should Thoroughly understand
the goods he manufactures. He stud
les not only bis goods. but the trade
demands for these goods, that he may
cater to these demands. II is Just as
important that you and ], as stock
men, should understand the stock We
grow, the meat we manufacture for
market, as lit is for the fabric weaver,
the architect, the artisan, the miller
and the implement maker to thorough
" know what they are producing.
Feeding of animals is an art, If not
a science, and the effect OF different
feeds can only be known through a
careful study of the earcass-the meat
these feeds produce
There is scarcely another thing be-
ing manufactured bou which we
know so little as beef. It is very i'm
| portant to HI StoGkman to understand
the carcass Of the animals he prepares
for market. He can then pick his fruit
when 1T is ripe-send it to market
when properly finished for good meat
production. BY demonstrations, such
as this. one, we learn the effect of Ger
tain feeds, the conformation of the
parts and the meat units OF value. TO
properly judge meat producing ani-
mails, one must be TO look beneath
the surface, to study the relation of
parts, the quality of covering, and the
distribution of flesh.
t=374.IT, o & more than ever, before, is q
demand for men who know beef to help
sell it, both or the hoof and on the
hooks. Where will we go to get them
The trade demands men not only &C
quainted with market methods, but the
material to be marketed.
"a little while & a large packing
house situated at a Missouri river point
sent a man over to Europe to study the
type of meat wanted by the expor
trade. He was there from four to 81!
months and brought back to his EN-;
ployers the desired information.
The shipping process today calls no
: alone for men of yeracity. integrity ant
Judgment, but men Who absolutel.
know the goods they sell. Where cal
they he found? The agricultural col
ieges sheHldSbe able TO meet these de.
mands. At the Minnesota Agriculture
school no young man can receive hi;
diploma until he can properly slaugh,
ter and cut UP the carcass of mea
ANIMALS. At the st. Louis exposition
this past summer two young men from
this school slaughtered several beeves
The quality of their work was show,
by the inspection of Louis Shafer, on
OF the heaviest dealers in dressed mea
products In st. Louis. Mr., Shafer re
! marked, after his inspection, I expected
. to find a lot of mutilated. beef, but
! found beef slaughtered and refriger
4 ated equal to n which / nave bough
Z from the packers.
There is M calling in life NOR,
8 worthy of being called a profession
all than that Of animal husbandry. Thi
d industry has received the least atten.
& ton ana is passed over with less stud,
: 3sthan any Other branch of agricultural
{ work.
.,rais eri In England
s the Farmers Ordinary held ever,
fortnight. Here meat was the import,
ant item of theabill Of fare for tn,
farmers who gathered around the boart
and discussed meat production. Th.