SHRINKAGE OP WEIGHT OF BEEF CATTLE IN TRANSIT. 41 
cattle in the previous table, corn, hay, and oilcake meal being the 
main feeds. Practically an equal number of shipments arrived at 
the market before and after daylight, 9 arriving after and 10 before. 
A feature worthy of passing mention is the shrinkage of 21 head 
of native yearling steers that had been driven 2 miles through soft 
snow to the station and weighed immediately upon arrival. Three 
and one-half hours later they were weighed again after they had 
cooled and it was found they had shrunk 12-J pounds each. They 
averaged when weighed warm 955 pounds. 
All of the animals composing Table 15 were natives except one 
shipment of 39 head of 3-year-old western steers. Of the 19 ship- 
ments in the table, 16 were weighed warm upon arrival at the station 
and 3 were cool at the time of weighing. 
Table 15. — Mixed corn-fed cattle in transit 30 to 36 hours. 
Num- 
ber 
of 
head. 

Point Of origin. 
rrr 
1 line 
in 
transit. 
Aver- 
age 
weight 
at 
point of 
origin. 
Average weight 
at destination. 
Aver- 
age 
fill at 
mar- 
ket. 
Average shrink- 
age. 
Remarks. 
Before 
fill. 
After 
fill. 
Before 
fill. 
After 
fill. 
Sou rs 
Pounds. 
Pounds. 
Pounds. 
Pounds. 
Pounds. 
40 
Vaii, Iowa 
30| 
1, 136" 
1,052 
1, 100 
48* 
84 
36 
Fed 3 bushels of 
oats before load- 
35 
36 
1 032 
969 
1,005 
36 
63 
27. 
ing. 
Trailed 6 miles, 
hay in car. 
19 
Kirkman, Iowa. . . 
33 
1, 130 
1, 072 
1,097 
25 
58 
33 
Trailed 5 miles over 
soft mud roads. 
23 
do 
33 
968 
883 
931 
48 
85 
37 
Do. 
40 
Audubon, Iowa... 
33 
1,174 
1, 105 
1,155 
50 
69 
19 
Trailed 10 miles, no 
feed before load- 
21 
Kirkman, Iowa.. . 
34 
1,063 
1,001 
1, 045 
44 
62 
18 
ing. 
Trailed 6 miles, no 
feed before load- 
ing. 
60 
do 
34 
1,296 
1,213 
1,258 
45 
83 
38 
All 3-year-old na- 
tive steers. 
22 
do 
34 
1,031 
973 
998 
25 
58 
33 
Watered before 
loading. 
29 
Harlan, Iowa 
34 
697 
636 
658 
23 
61 
38 
Trailed 8 miles over 
soft roads.. 
19 
Marcus, Iowa. 
35 
1,084 
1,007 
1,046 
39 
77 
38 
Trailed 9 miles. 
38 
Hal bur, Towa. . 
35 
1, 149 
1,051 
1,088 
37 
98 
61 
Fed oats before 
loading. 
20 
Schleswig, Iowa . . 
34 
. 577 
530 
549 
19 
47 
28 
Weighed cool. 
9 
Halbur, Iowa . 
35 
1,133 
1,058 
1,110 
52 
75 
23 
Mixed with a car of 
hogs. 
20 
do 
35 
1, 156 
1,057 
1,083 
26 
99 
73 
Trailed 3J miles 
through soft 
snow. 
21 
35 
955 
866 
904 
38 
51 
Shrunk 12J pounds 
cooling at station. 
40 
Audubon, Iowa . . 
35 
1, 392 
1,264 
1,319 
55 
128 
73 
All 3-year-old na- 
tive steers. 
23 
321 
1,111 
1,024 
1,060 
36 
87 
51 
Trailed 5 miles, 
blizzard, 18° be- 
low. 
22 
Logan, Iowa 
36 
1,307 
1,185 
1,219 
34 
122 
88 
Weighed full, 
loaded empty. 
28 
Marcus, Iowa 
36 
619 
535 
564 
29 
84 
55 
6 calves included. 
Grand average . 
34 
1,082 
999 
1,037 
38 
83 
45 
