3io WISCONSIN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
which the city gentleman buys, and for which he pays and is 
willing to pay a large price per pound. There is also less of the 
low priced meat in his carcass in proportion to weight, and in • 
addition, less offal in proportion to weight. 
These are facts well known to buyers at Milwaukee, Chicago 
and other large cities, consequently they can afford and do pay, a 
much larger price for the Short Horn in good condition for beef, 
than they do for other cattle in the same condition. This addi¬ 
tional price vanes from $1 to $3 per hundred, owing to quality, 
for four year old Short Horns in good condition. Suppose a farm¬ 
er or feeder ships a car load of Short Horns to market, in good 
condition, as they should be if he expects them to pay ; it they 
average 1,400 pounds, which is not a high average, he would 
receive $42, extra price on each animal, figured at the highest 
price I have named—above that received for a native in the same 
condition—or, $588 extra price on the car load, provided he could 
put 14 animals in the car. If figured at the medium price, be 
would receive $28 extra on each animal, or $392 on the car. If 
figured at the lowest price, he would receive $14 extra, or $196 
on the car. 
These are not all the advantages of growing Short Horns for 
beef. When a farmer or feeder goes to market with his car of 
Short Horns, such as I have described, and he arrives there on a 
falling market, he very soon learns that his class of cattle have 
not depreciated as much as the native or inferior cattle. When 
he finds a very much depressed market, with sales dull and 
buyers scarce, then even, the owner of Short Horns makes a 
ready sale, for the reason there are always buyers for choice prop¬ 
erty of any kind—takes his money and returns home. What 
becomes of the owner of the native or inferior stock under these 
circumstances? He must either put his cattle into»the yards and 
feed them at city prices for hay and grain, waiting an improve¬ 
ment in the market, or sell at ruinous rates—his stock having 
depreciated much more than the choice stock. These circum¬ 
stances are well known to those who ship beef cattle to the large 
cities for sale—especially to those who ship the inferior cattle. 
