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3. Preparing Cattle for Shipment 294 



(a) Securing cars for shipping. 



(b) Bedding and litter for the journey. 



(c) Modifications in the food. 



(d) From the stable to the cars. 



(e) The grading of the animals. 



(f) The basis of charge as to weights. 



(g) Driving on foot to the market. 



4. Care While in Transit 296 



(a) When the run does not exceed 28 hours. 



(b) When the run does exceed 28 hours. 



(c) When to aim to reach the market. 



5. Shrinkage While in Transit 297 



(a) The variations in shrinkage. 



(b) The causes of such variation. 



(c) Shrinkage of cattle sold at home. 



6. Disposal at the Stockyards 299 



(a) To whom to consign the cattle. 



(b) Unloading, feeding, and watering. 



(c) Grading the cattle for sale. 



(d) Inspecting the cattle. 



(e) Weighing the cattle. 



(f) The sale of the cattle. 



CHAPTER XVI 

 GROWING AND FITTING CATTLE FOR EXHIBITION 



1 . How to Secure the Animals 303 



(a) The character of the breeding. 



(b) They will be purchased or bred. 



(c) The care of the dam when pregnant. 



(d) Indications at birth. 



(e) The character of the development and finish 



sought. 



2. When Calves Should Come 306 



(a) Advantages of early birth within the time limit. 



(b) The arrangement of the fair circuits. 



(c) The senior and junior classes. 



(d) The rules apply to all classes of cattle. 



3. Milk Furnished and its Sources 308 



(a) Milk furnished by the dam. 



(b) When to introduce nurse cows. 



(c) Character of the production in nurse cows. 



(d) Breed or grade of nurse cows. 



(e) Feeding and management of nurse cows. 



4. Fodders Fed at Different Ages 310 



(a) The best fodders for feeding. 



(b) Fodders during the calf period. 



(c) Fodders during the one-year form. 



(d) Fodders during the two-year form. 



(e) Green fodders and when to feed them. 



