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Successful Methods in Missouri Beef Production

University of Missouri

Abstract

The present extension beef cattle program was undertaken in 1922 and 1923 when concentrated effort was necessary to maintain cattle numbers on Missouri farms. Grass lands had been plowed in response to the wartime urge to produce grain and were becoming eroded and rapidly losing their fertility. Farm prices for cattle were extremely low and feeders who had been buying cattle to finish had lost heavily. The low price level and losses had caused many farmers and their financial advisers to conclude that beef cattle and especially beef cows were unprofitable and a heavy liquidation was under way. The emergency consisted of an urgent need for cattle to utilize pasture and rough feeds and for lighter weight animals to meet changing market demands.

The Beef Cow Herd

The first step in this program was to establish the place of the beef cow herd on Missouri farms. This was accomplished through result demonstrations that provided a record of costs of maintaining the cow herd and the value of the calf crop.