﻿SHRINKAGE OF WEIGHT OF BEEF CATTLE IN TRANSIT. 15 



Table 4. — Range calves m transit over 86 hours. 



Number 



Point of origin. 



Time in 



transit, 



first 

 period. 



Average 

 weight 



at 

 point of 

 origin. 



Average 

 weight 



at 



feeding 



point 



Before 



fill. 



Time in 

 transit , 

 second 

 period. 



weight 



at 



feeding 



point 



after 



fill. 



Avenr ' 



destination. 



of 

 head. 



Before 



fill. 



After 



an. 



65 



do 



Hours. 

 26 

 26 

 26 

 33 

 28J 



Pounds. 



Pounds. 



Hours. 

 22£ 

 22.', 

 22| 

 26 

 26 



Pounds. 

 207 

 193 

 205 

 204 



Pounds. 

 198 

 185 

 197 

 194 



Pounds. 



214 



65 







202 



64 



...do 







213 



201 







194 

 230 



204 



80 



Valentine, Tex 



Grand average . . 





236 225 



242 















28 







24 



209 



199 



213 











Number 



Point of origin. 



Average 



fill at 

 market. 



Average shrinkage. 



* 



of 



head. 



Before 

 fill. 



After 

 fill. 



Remarks. 



65 

 65 



Valentine, Tex 



do 



Pounds. 

 16 



17 

 16 

 10 



17 



Pounds. 

 9 



8 

 8 

 10 



11 



Pounds. 



i+7 



i+9 



i +8 







i +6 



High grade Herefords. On feed 12 hours 

 at Big Spring, Tex. 

 Do. 



64 



do 



Do. 



201 



80 



Valentine, Tex 



Grand average.. 



Fat calves. Filled 10 pounds at Big 



Spring. 

 Fat calves. Driven 8 miles. 





14 



10 



i +4 





i Gain in weight instead of a shrinkage. 

 MIXED RANGE CATTLE IN TRANSIT OVER 36 HOURS. 



The 1,310 head of range cattle of Table 5 presents the same varia- 

 tions that are shown in Table 3, where mixed range cattle were in 

 transit less than 36 hours. All of these cattle had been in transit 

 from 26 to 72 hours when they were unloaded for feed, water, and 

 rest. Of the total number, 566 head were weighed upon arrival as 

 well as upon leaving Big Spring, Tex., where they were fed and 

 watered. This weighing showed the fill taken at Big Spring to aver- 

 age 57 pounds per head, which was an unusually large fill for so many 

 cattle. The average fill taken at the market was 38 pounds per head. 

 This is considered a medium or good fill on this class of cattle. 



The shrinkage in transit varied from 12 poimds a head on a load 

 of yearlings to 39 pounds per head for the 16 cars of steers from Hay- 

 mond, Tex., and the 16 carloads of cows from Mexico, Unless the 

 droughty year is considered, the shrinkage in transit on all of the 

 cattle would seem extremely small. The shrinkage on most of them 

 was very uniform. 



The average amount of fill taken at market varied much more. 

 This ranged from 18 pounds with the car of yearlings to 62 and 57 

 pounds, respectively, with two cars of cows from Alpine, Tex., one 



