AROUND THE FARM In the usual methods of statisti­ cal reporting, the dairy industry is seldom given credit for beef production whereas this is an im­ portant source of meat. Currently available data indicates that prob­ ably about 35 percent of our meat supply actually is from the dairy industry. With about 22 million dairy cows in the U. S., we have a po­ tential of approximately 11 million bull calves annually to go for veal or dairy steers. Cows no longer suitable for milk production also find their way into meat markets, although the form may not be recognizable. Recent research has been di­ rected toward the economy of raising dairy steers to heavier weights, the best feeding methods, and development of better value meat cuts. Some farm facilities might better be used for this type project than for milk production. One dairy specialist even points out that this might be a profitable way toward retirement for older dairymen. A cooperative USDA project at Beltsville is presently underway to study systems of feeding and management as related to pro­ duction of meat from dairy steers, beef and dual purpose animals. Angus, Milking Shorthorn, Hol­ stein and Jersey steers are being used and grown to about two- thirds mature size. The first crop of cattle is about ready for slaughter and study of carcass values. Within the feed systems used, Holsteins appear to gain at an equal or greater rate than any of the other breeds test- ed. It is programs like this that make possible high quality food supplies at costs lower than that of other nations. They also tend to make for changes among agri­ cultural producers and processors. Agricultural research of the type being done with dairy cattle more or less benefits all of us, but some­ times the benefits of agricultural research are more direct. For instance, the development of the aerosol “bomb” by scien­ tists of the Agricultural Research Service provided millions of Allied Servicemen in World War II with the means of controlling disease­ carrying pests. After the war, the aerosol went on to become a bil­ lion-dollar industry and the dis­ penser of over 300 different kinds of products. Last year, American consumers bought almost 1 billion aerosols to conveniently spray, squirt, mist, foam, or otherwise apply such pre­ parations as hair lacquer, paint, deodorants, window cleaners, de­ icers, shaving cream, and insecti­ cides. — «ZZXXBZZEQ « o r a b ija i « illll » Td^C« ¡TORES/ 9 3 8 STORES IN 21 STATES 12 Inch F le x ib le PLASTIC RULER Com« In and ask For your Back-to-Schoo J Gift Rular during this Groat Sales Event. COAST-TO-COAST STORES EXPLODE , Shoot the All Timo Favori tool , Performance Proven! 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