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and net amount of each draft. It would also be well to have the 

 number of bales of each draft recorded on the weight ticket or in 

 the scale book. 



When the shipper loads the hay into a car the number of bales 

 in each tier and in the doorway should be recorded, together with 

 the total number of bales and the total weight, and these data should 

 be furnished the buyer of the hay on a weight certificate signed by 

 the shipper or the weigher. (Fig. 9.) 



In terminal markets all data relative to the weight should be care- 

 fully recorded. These data should include the number of bales 

 found in each tier and in the doorway when the car was unloaded; 

 the total number of whole and of broken bales, together with their 

 total net weight, and the weight of any loose hay; and information 

 as to the condition of the car and seals upon arrival. The number 

 of bales in the tiers and doorway can be used as a check against other 

 counts of the bales and should be given when possible, but is not so 

 important as the total number of whole and broken bales. The latter 

 should always be given, as it is as important as the count of any 

 other commodity where a carload is composed of smaller units. 



The official weight certificate has already been described on 

 page 24, and the data which should be given on it are stated there. 



Receivers and consumers who weigh the hay received by them 

 should furnish the shipper the same character of information as 

 that suggested for the terminal markets, as all the information men- 

 tioned is required in case anyone interested in the hay desires to 

 present a claim to the transportation company or other agency for 

 any loss in weight. 



Receivers should always weigh the hay which is received by them 

 in order that they may be sure no loss has occurred in shipment and 

 no error has been made by the shipper. 



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