The advantages in buying feeders in southern Indiana are 



1. There is low freight rate with no expense attached for 

 yardage and commission. 



2. The cattle are acclimated, and possess capacity and con- 

 stitution. 



3. They are strictly grass cattle and are gentle. 



4. These cattle are shipped into the central markets, where 

 they are sold as feeders. The shipper must have a profit and also 

 the firm which handles them. If bought direct from the producer 

 of course the freight to the yards and the middle man's profits 

 are saved. That it is not the present rule is due largely to the 

 fact that the average run of cattle produced in these sections in- 

 dicate that no particular attention has been paid to breeding. There 

 are too many coarse, rough, leggy steers with plain heads and 

 lack of quality. They do, however, possess two very desirable 

 characteristics ; they have constitution and capacity, which insure 

 rapid and economical gains. In those communities, however, will 

 be found some cattle of a most desirable type. These are pro- 

 duced by men who appreciate the value of good blood and have 

 not hesitated to use it. 



