The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-08-04

twenty-five years ago the popular
beef animal WAS mountain " meat
and tallow. Pasture land was cheap
and labor low In price; 80 the raiser
could AFFORD to keep the animal until
II weighed ton before putting II
on the market The buyer wanted
this kind Of animal. for meat was
cheap and the consumer could buy
large cuts nut new factors have
brought about a change In values. Az
land and labor increased In price the
farmer found that the longer he kept
an animal the more OF his labor went
In maintenance and this lessened his
profit lust that much. Then he found
that tho higher priced lands could not
be used for beef and that there was
more money In raising corn SO men
who had been engaged In raising cat.
tie for market started raising corn.
and bought their steers from those
occupying cheap lands and finished
them on themselves Throughout the
corn belt the popular steer has ranged
for "a 10 80 months old. says the
Homestead. The majority OF fattencd
steers went to market at 80 months.
weighing from 1900 TO 1850 pounds.
The farmer preferred TO feed these
animals because there was generally
good demand for them In the mar.
keL When purchased from western
cattle raisers they we're In thin con
dition. but were rugged, thrifty. had
good appetites. and we're In the best
shape to make rapid gains.
During tho last few years, due to
the fact that the sheep industry has
been enoroechlpg on the land ia the
west. and irrigating proJectn have
made fruit raising ruccessful. vast
range areas have been cut into small
farms for settlers who have no money
TO Invest In cattle. Then. too. great
numbers OF cows and young stock are
being sent 10 market each year. with
consequent decrease In the number
Of breeding animals on the range. one
Of the greatest problems that con.
fronts the cattle feeder OF today In
where to get hold OF feeders.
A number OF people who used 20
feed cattle I'LL ~ or 30 months Of
age In the corn belt are attempting TO
raise their own calves and market
them around ~ months Of age or be.
tween the ages OF i2 and rs months,
and Weighing from 500 TO 1000
pounds. This Il what IL known as
the baby beer proposition. and II Ia
question that IN exciting more In.
lerest every year among cattle feed.
erB and producers.
Baby beef has not been popular with
steer feeders because under condl.
TOMS formerly existing the man on
the range could produce them more
cheaply than the man IN the corn belt
could buy them, The extra land neccs.
sary for maintaining breeding cows
could be used for corn: the feeding
period Of tho baby beef animal lasted
from TO 0 or ~ months. while that
of the ~ and 3O.monthsold steer only
lasted from 30 TO 1870 days. Then. too.
greater uniformity md more indica.
lions Of better breeding are necessary
In the baby beef proposition IN feeding
out older cattle. Greater skill IN feed.
lng and caring for the young animals
Ia also necessary than in the case OF
tho older ones whose appetites do not
have 20 be catered 10. The killer also
Disseminated against the younger ami.
nal because the carcass OF the older
animal usually carried a little frmor
flesh than the young animal. and there
Is less water in the carcass. so that
they kill out larger per cent OF good
meat The feeder himself found that
unless he exercised great vigilance.
The young animals shrunk more In be.
Ing shipped TO market and finally the
consumer favored the meat from the
older animal
II the cattle feeder aims to produce
his own feeders. he cannot afford 10
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