TESTS FOR BEEF

New Zealand Mail, 29 January 1902, Page 56

TESTS FOR BEEF

Some time past a careful experimental test was made at the Michigan Agricw tural College, to test the relative valM of several different breeds of beef cattlt. Eleven steer calves were selected as nwi of an age as could be obtained. W Shorthorns, Two Holsteins, two Galloways, two Jerseys, two ilerefords, aniioaa Devon. Their daily ration of carefully measured, or weighed, and a estimated account of their cost was until they were about three y ears , o At the monthly weighing of these steeni one of the Holsteins kept the le*“ weight all the way through. One« J erseys cost most, one of the xiois cost least. Tho greatest gain per ' was made by one of the Holsteins, least by the Devon. When dressed ■ the fat stock show in Chicago,, • ’ Pearce, of the Sherman House, bo g portion of each steer, where (heir qualities were tested. After head cook and guests had th tested tho eatable qualitiy of e Mr Pearce reports:—“Taken as the beef was very good. . • • t j on of the Jersey gave mo a larger pr P° _ , edible meat than any ol ~ wo y is Next in order came tho G quality, flavour, and & ,nou “ t Holstein, meat, then the Hereloid, G‘ _ (j» and the Devon in the order ten dcr Shorthorn was fine in tia ''°" r .,nnrofitsb i » as anyone could desire but unpr to tho consumer, as there was waste in fat.” ■ The “San Jose Herald” savs that, for many year ■* OUS 6af Valley has produccd severm gallons of brandy distdJed B fuse of canneries and j year the product of interior’bray from this refuse will be double that of any other y ‘ eS Willey, United States 6 aU & eI ” dv in that the output of cheap brand. valley during 1001 will b' of 1903. gallons, or double the P r