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ingly large fill at market is a poor policy, as it is neither profitable 
nor humane. 
9. The shrinkage is more uniform with calves than with any other 
class of animals. Their shrinkage, however, maintains about the 
same ratio to their live weight as does the shrinkage on grown ani- 
mals shipped the same distance. 
10. There was a smaller percentage of calves shipped from the 
ranges of the Northwest than from the Southwest. 
11. An average for all of the shipments shows that during the 
second period of 36 hours in transit the cattle shrank about 40 per 
cent less than they did during the first 36-hour period. 
