Show shipping grass cattle grass grasa cattle as a rule do not mot ship well writhe F D coburn in nebraska farmer on the pasture they look well and many a buyer has been debish ed by the appearance of a drove of steers in a grass field alth ith full bite to shiv such cattle la is a hard task and to Is invariably disappointing but it has baa to be done where conen tent it la is a good plan to place such cattle in a pen and feed them bay for a day or two the secret of shipping all classes of cattle la Is to place them on the cars cara full of feed but with as little moisture as possible it if ou on ship a steer full of water he bo Is apt to have loose bowels and show up in the bards ards badly properly handled cattle should arrive in the sale pons pens dry behind and ready for a good fill of water not Dver thirsty but in good condition to water freely many of our shippers think that by salting their cattle or by feeding them oats or by other scheming they can fool the buyers this Is nonsense non aenne tho the buyers are just as aa sharp as the owners and while many of them say nothing sou often see them ride into a pen and out again without the courtesy of a bid on this account dozens of times we hae seen been this happen it always acts against the shipper to use unnatural means to eastern buyers it is in a matter of great importance that cattle should be in good condition when purchased so as to stand further burthe I 1 shipment when cattle drink too freely they are arc apt to founder and breah down in this condition the dressed beet beef men can use them hut but it competition and as a natural consequence cattle often go below their value when in this condition |