No. 9. A prime high grade Angus. Quality and finish in fat steers mean 

 high dressing percentage and attractive carcasses. Daily gain for six 

 months, 2.40 Ibs. 



quality more valuable to the killer than those which are plain and 

 coarse. 



The question of breeding is not easily separated from 

 Breeding, that of quality and type as these can only be secured 



by the intelligent use of pure bred and registered beef 

 bulls of good quality and approved beef conformation. A 

 critical survey of the native stockers and feeders of the 

 state shows that the importance of producing good cattle 

 is not generally appreciated. It would be easily possible to 

 increase the value of the native Indiana beef cattle $1.00 per hun- 

 dred weight if proper attention were paid to the selection and use 

 of breeding bulls. There are 1,141,778 cattle, other than milk cows, 

 in the state.* An increase of $1.00 per hundred weight in value 

 would be $8,563,225, assuming an average weight of 750 pounds 

 per head. It is frequently stated that the Indiana farmer cannot 

 compete with the western man who produces cattle on cheap land, 

 This is true unless he either produces better cattle or uses a more 

 profitable method of handling them. The majority of Indiana feed- 

 ers go to central markets to buy feeders because they can secure 



*Year Book, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 1906. 



