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BULLETIN 25, U. S. DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTURE. 



high wind and a temperature approaching zero prevailed at the time 

 of loading. 



It will be observed that the average fill at market is greater and 

 the net shrinkage less in Table 11 than Table 10. This may be better 

 understood when it is pointed out that the shipments in Table 11, 

 with two exceptions, were unloaded, while the shipments in Table 10 

 were not unloaded from point of origin to market. 



The grand averages of fill at market, total shrinkage, and net 

 shrinkage lor the average journey of 51 hours, as shown in Table 11, 

 are 37 pounds of fill, 80 pounds total shrinkage, and 36 pounds net 

 shrinkage, excluding the shipment of 153 head whose filled weights 

 were not ascertained. It may be observed that the grand total shrink- 

 age in Table 10 is 86 pounds for an average journey of 30 hours, 

 while the grand total shrinkage in Table 11 is 6 pounds less for a 

 period of 51 hours. Furthermore^ the cattle on the longer journey 

 took on a fill at market of 9 pounds per head more than those which 

 reached their destination without unloading, while the net shrinkage 

 was 22 pounds per head in favor of the longer haul. 



It seems reasonable to infer from the results in Tables 10 and 11 

 that mixed range cattle shipped under the conditions named make a 

 better showing at market when the journey has been long enough to 

 necessitate a break for unloading and reloading. 



Table 11. — Mixed range cattle in transit from 36 to 12 hours. 









Aver- 



Average weight 





Average shrink- 









Time 

 in 



age 



at destination. 



Aver- 



age. 





ber 



Point of origin. 



weight 



at 

 point of 







age 

 fill at 





Remarks. 



of 

 head. 













transit. 



Before 



After 



mar- 

 ket. 



Before 



After 











origin. 



fill. 



fill. 



fill. 



fill. 









Hours. 



Pounds. 



Pounds. 



Pounds. 



Pounds. 



Pounds. 



Pounds. 





52 



Alliance, Nebr 



39 



1,002 



915 



951 



36 



87 



51 



Cows and steers, 2- 

 year-olds. 



25 



. .do 



41 



1,101 



1,026 



1,063 



37 



75 



38 









included. 



42 



Big Horn, Mont. . 



46 



1,120 



1, 063 



1,094 



31 



57 



26 



Trailed 18 miles, all 

 native steers. 



100 



Aberdeen, Mont . . 



54 



966 



876 



932 



56 



90 



34 



Native cows, 

 trailed 10 miles. 



25 



Parkman, Wyo... 



54 



979 



933 



980 



47 



46 



+ 1 



Four small calves 

 not counted. 



100 



Little Horn, 



Mont. 



46 



1,072 



977 



1,020 



43 



95 



52 



Native cows and 

 heifers, trailed 25 

 miles. 



81 



Sheridan, Wyo... 



52 



924 



858 



897 



39 



66 



27 



Loaded after fill at 

 Sheridan. 



153 



do 



55 



767 



657 







110 





Filled weights not 

 obtained. 





















100 



Bridger, Wyo 



58 



953 



896 



920 



24 



57 



33 



Four head of calves 

 included. 



65 



Little Horn, 



Mont. 



47 



1,193 



1,134 



1, 106 



32 



59 



27 



Native 3 and 4 

 year old steers. 



45 



Pen teen, Mont 



^i and average. 



45 



1,126 



1, 059 



1,072 



13 



67 



54 



Southern steers, 

 trailed 20 miles. 





51 



978 



' 898 



992 



37 



80 



2 36 





' V. winding the- lot of 153 hcnd whoso filled weights were not ascertained, the grand average weight, before 

 fill is '.)',:> pounds. 

 2 Xot including the 153 head whose fill was not ascertained. 



