14—Lancaster Farming, Friday, April 11, 1958
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A NEW RECORD placing tenth in milk Raymond F: and Louise Witmer, Willow
and fat production among the 10 highest Street. She produced 14,403 pounds of
of the Guernsey breed in her class has milk and 723 pounds of fat in 365 days,
just been completed by Mulberry Hill (LF Photo)
Margrie E, a senior two-year-old owned by
Hereford Steers Show Advantage
In Carcass Study Made in Chicago
Hereford steers emerged with
a marked advantage • over other
breeds of beef cattle on numerous
competitive points in a compre
hensive carcass study conducted
on the Chicago market.
The study was carried out by
Armour & Co of Chicago, under
the supervision of Dr. Robert W
Bray, in charge of meats work at
Dr Robert A Merkel, formerly
of Wisconsin and now of Kansas
State College, in cooperation with
the American Hereford Assn.
The completed study, announc
ed by Secretary Paul Swaffar of
the American Hereford Associa
tion, included data on 1,013 steers
divided as follows 440 Herefords,
362 Angus, 211 Shorthorns
Here are the highlights of the
s(ud>
1. Prime Herefords topped oth
er breeds in percentage of loin
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3 Prime Herefords topped oth
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4. Less brisket and plate (low
priced cuts) in Herefords than
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other breeds.
5. Herefords have .5 per cent
less kidney fat.
6. Herefords have 101 per cent
heavier hides, yet produce as
much caicass, or dressing per
cent, as the thmner-hided breeds
7. Despite larger loin and rib in
Herefords, eye marbling appears
to be key guide--to grade and
value.
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THE DIAGRAMED Hereford steer shown above points out
the highlights of the carcass study conducted on the Chi
cago market by Armour & Co. Prime Herefords showed a
greater percentage of loin, rib and round cuts, and less
percentage than other breds in the low-priced cuts in the
brisket and plate.
eye muscle m the loin and rib as
a criterion of the red meat on a
carcass. It was significant that
the Armour study showed the av
erage area of eye muscle for
Herefords as one-half inch larger
than the average for the three
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breeds,” Swaffar said.
In this connection, research
studies are underway at several
colleges on the question of eye
marbling as. a guide to carcass
evaluation and as an indicator of
the tenderness and quality of the
meat from a consumer standpoint.
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