Texas To Play Big Roll In Beef Belt
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THE BATTALION
College Station, Texas Thursday, August22,)
Large scale feedlots will domi
nate the beef production scene
and will lead to a “Beef Belt” in
the plains states within the next
20 years, Dr. L. S. Pope of the
Texas A&M University College
of Agriculture predicted here
Monday night.
The associate dean for admin
istrative affairs said the Beef
Belt is already emerging along a
line stretching roughly from the
Midland-Odessa area to northeast
of Omaha in Nebraska, “the most
extensive and specialized area of
livestock production in world his
tory.”
Pope was banquet speaker dur
ing the 18th annual Beef Cattle
Short Course Aug. 19-20 spon
sored by the A&M Animal Sci
ence Department. His talk cen
tered on expected developments
in the beef cattle industry be
tween now and 1988.
Texas, he said, will have a
major role in the Beef Belt. In
just a few years, the state has
jumped to a third ranking posi
tion nationally.
But there is a big obstacle now
and in the years ahead in beef
production. That, Pope said, is
the lack of control over the gen
etic ability and background of
feedlot cattle.
Here is the reason so many
large feedlots are using computer
methods to break down the source
of superior cattle and why tney
are so interested in “pre-condi
tioned” calves, he said.
“Make no mistake, tomorrow’s
premium will be paid for cattle
coming from performance-proven
herds, properly ‘packaged’ to go
on feed with a minimum of shrink
and death loss,” the dean said.
Another change will be in the
type of cattle preferred. The day
of the “Okie” steer is about over.
In his place will be a large,
framey, muscular animal that
will grow to 1,100 to 1,200-pound
weights without excess fat. And
tomorrow’s steer will likely be a
crossbreed.
The revolution that has and is
sweeping feedlot operations could
well set the pattern for cow-calf
herds, Pope said. There may be
gravitation toward one of two
poles — large, integrated opera
tions versus small, part-time
herds. There is already corpora
tion ownership and cow-leasing.
Swimming Pool Closes For Breal;
Future cow herds will probably
have to have more than 300-500
head to permit efficient use of
labor, capital, equipment, more
elaborate breeding plans and
marketing opportunities. Cross
breeding in cow-calf setups will
continue to grow in importance.
Wofford Cain swimming pool
closes Friday at Texas A&M for
the two-week class break between
the summer session and fall
semester.
The Olympic-size pool reopens
Sept. 9 and will remain in opera
tion through Oct. 12, announced
Dr. Carl W. Landiss, Health and
Physical Education Department
head.
He said the fall schedule will be
from 2 to 6 p.m. on weekdays, 10
to 12 a.m. and 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Saturdays and 1:30 to 5:30
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