46 BULLETIN 1150, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
the minimum weight and of shipping mixed carloads containing 
hogs and cattle. The figures apply to a standard 36-foot single-deck 
car and the rates used were 36 cents per 100 pounds for hogs and 
34 cents for cattle. Similar tables may be readily constructed for 
other kinds of live stock. for cars of different capacity, for different 
minimum weights. and based on different rates. 
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Taste 2—Freight cost on short-weight cars. 
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By referring to Table 2 it will be seen that the cost of freight 
rises rapidly as the weight of live stock loaded falls below the | 
