Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1909 — Points of a Beef Steer. [ARTICLE]

Points of a Beef Steer.

If we make a study of a well bred beef steer on foot we find it possesses a broad back, with a thi<k. even covering of flesh, a long, deep hind quarter. well filled out both on the Inside and outside, says Denver Field and Farm. This gives a broad, square rump to tho animal. The neck, shoulder and plates constitute the cheaper parts <>f the carcass and should not. be unduly developed. A steer lacking In a thick covering of lean tissue produces a wasteful carcass, for the fat is mainly discarded for food. This thick fleshed character comes largely from the introduction of good beef blood and cannot be fed into a steer, no matter how good a gainer it may be In the feed lot.