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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 for 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. 
Num- 
ber 
Point of origin. 
Time 
in 
transit. 
Aver- 
age 
•weight 
Average weight 
at destination. 
Aver- 
age 
nliat 
rnar- 
Average shrink- 
age. 
Remarks. 
of 
head. 
at 
point of 
origin. 
Before 
After 
fill 1 fill 
fill. 
fill. 
Hours. 
Pounds. 
Pounds. 
Pounds. 
Pounds. 
Pounds.. 
Pounds. 
52 
Allianee, Nebr 
39 
1,002 
915 
951 
36 
87 
51 
Cows and steers, 2- 
25 
do....' 
41 
1,101 
1,026 
1,063 
876 
933 
977 
1,063 
1,094 
932 
980 
1,020 
37 
75 
38 
One small calf not 
42 
100 
25 
100 
Big Horn, Mont. . 
Aberdeen, Mont . . 
Parkman, Wyo. . . 
Little Horn, 
Mont. 
46 
54 
54 
46 
1,120 
966 
979 
1,072 
31 
56 
47 
43 
57 
90 
46 
95 
26 
34 
+1 
52 
Trailed 18 miles, all 
native steers. 
Native cows, 
trailed 10 miles. 
Four small calves 
not counted. 
Native cows and 
heifers, trailed 25 
81 
Sheridan, Wyo . - .. 
52 
924 
858 
897 
39 
66 
27 
Loaded after fill at 
1.53 
do 
55 
58 
767 
657 
110 
Filled weights not 
106 
Bridger, Wyo 
953 
896 
920 
24 
57 
33 
obtained. 
Four head of calves 
included. 
Native 3 and 4 
year old steers. 
Southern steers, 
trailed 20 miles. 
65 
45 
Little Horn, 
Mont. 
Benteen, Mont . . 
47 
45 
1, 193 
1,126 
1,134 
1, 059 ; 
1, 166 
1,072 
32 
13 
59 
67 
27 
54 
Grand average. 
51 
978 
» 898 
992 
37 
80 

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1 Excluding the lot of 153 head whose rilled weights were not ascertained, the grand average weight before 
fill is 955 pounds. 
2 Not including the 153 head whose fill was not ascertained. 
