SHRINKAGE OF WEIGHT OF BEEF CATTLE IN TRANSIT. 11 
The shipment of 154 calves from Baird, Tex,, was in transit but 
14 hours, having a much shorter haul to market than the average. 
During the journey the calves shrank 9 pounds each, but at the market 
they took a fill of 9 pounds each, which caused the weights at the 
shipping point and at market to be the same. 
The results obtained from a shipment of 47 yearlings from Big- 
Spring in transit 23 hours no doubt reflects somewhat the influence 
of conditions that existed at the time the investigation was being con- 
ducted. The record kept of this shipment, which is not included in 
the table, shows the animals to have lost 25 pounds each in transit, but 
upon arrival at market to have filled 53 pounds. This was a net gain 
of 28 pounds. These yearlings had been on the road to the pens for 
two days. They had a little hay, but no water, before they were 
loaded, which offers some explanation for their unusual performance 
at market, 
Table 1. — Texas range calves in transit less than 36 hours. 
Num- 
ber 
of 
head. 
• 
Point of origin. 
Time 
in 
tran- 
sit, 
Aver- 
age 
weight 
at 
point 
of ori- 
gin. 
Average 
weight at 
destination. 
Aver- 
age 
fill 
at 
mar- 
ket. 
Average 
shrinkage. 
Remarks. 
Be- 
fore 
fill. 
After 
fill. 
Be- 
fore 
fill. 
After 
fill. 
206 
73 
62 
160 
65 
64 
154 
Stanton, Tex 
Big Spring, Tex. 
do 
do 
do 
Big Spring ,• Tex. .. 
Baird, Tex 
Grand average. 
Hrs. 
18 
20 
20 
20 
25 
22 
26 
14 
Lbs. 
119 
181 
150 
235 
152 
209 
182 
194 
Lbs. 
120 
169 
146 
218 
146 
201 
172 
185 
Lbs. 
133 
177 
152 
227 
154 
210 
169 
194 
Lbs. 
13 
8 
6 
9 
8 
9 
2-3 
9 
Lbs. 
l +l 
12 
4 
17 
6 
8 
10 
9 
Lbs. 
l +U 
4 
1 +2 
8 
*+2 
Hi 
13 

Driven 16 hours a dav for 3 
days. Were empty.' 
Driven 15 miles. Had water 
before loading. 
Driven 18 miles. Had water 
beforeloading. medium fill. 
Driven 18 miles. Had water 
before loading. 
Driven 7 miles. Fair condi- 
tion. 
Driven 4 miles. Fair condi- 
tion. 
Driven 5 miles. Would not 
fill at market. 
Driven 5 miles. Water in 
pens. 
21 
166 
160 
169 
9 
6 
lL J-3 
1 Gain in weight instead of a shrinkage. 2 Loss in weight instead of gain by fill. 
RANGE COWS IN TRANSIT LESS THAN 36 HOURS. 
All of the shipments contained in Table 2 were composed of Texas 
range cows that had been in transit less than 36 hours. The average 
length of time as disclosed by the grand average in the table was 
21|- hours. The total number of head was 509. There is a rather 
wide variation in the individual shrinkage and fill, although the 
averages do not show it to any appreciable extent. 
It will be observed that there is a sharp division in the net shrink- 
age results, one-half of the shipments experiencing gains after the 
fill at market, while the other half approach somewhat nearer a 
normal shrinkage. 
