f*<* Vt**' i v * f~ * -k. ' f m> *// * r* •vv Jv* >. , \ , -•» -TV"-' is* /, %6* / •'"' '' ; . t;/" - * ✓, * }%■< , '*4. i * V * i ’ - ■ "*»- %.***£, V**?*' i> *~*f *• ~ . *■ • ,t I ‘ ...i 4 —Lancaster Farming, i Friday,' April 4, 1958 & -h * S# ** w ♦ Cross Section Of Slaughter Grades DEFINITE superiority m conformation, quality and finish mark the Prime grade steer or heifer. These cattle are fine boned, smooth lointed * and ha\te a thin and pliable hide. The fat covering tends to be smooth with only slight in dications oi patchiness. Prime cattle come with long grain feeding and are now considered to be un economical except for class trade. CATTLE possessing mini mum qualifications for Good grade may differ somewhat in appearance because of the numerous combinations of varying de grees of excellence of the grade factors. They tend’ to be low and compact, have a limited finish, large ly restricted to the back, loin and upper rib. Some coarseness may be evident in the relatively older cat tle of the Good grade. RANGY, upstanding, angu lar and thin fleshed cattle will be found in the utility grade. They are narrow and show prominent hips and shoulders. Less finish is apparent in younger cat tle ranging down to a very thin covering of fat for those under 30 months. Utility cattle tend to be of slightly low quality. : Ki
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