Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-03-11

be necessary. These should be well
built OF light and strong material. II
the animal Ia to be shipped a long dis
lance small self feeder at the front
OF the crate can be filled with feed anc
directions given to the expressman to
provide water occasionally.
Selling on the General Market.
The bulk Of the stock grown ID. Of
course. sent to the general market. 1t
IL great advantage in marketing to
be able to sell In carload lots. as In
this way you can ship the stock your
self and get all there Is in it. The time
to sell cattle. hogs and sheep depends
largely upon the price of feed and the
condition Of the market. This Is some
thing that can only be told by long e1-
perience. As general rule. feeders
lose their nerve and sell little too
soon. as is shown by the dood of half
fat cattle that comes on to the market
at certain seasons Of the year. Much
Of this stun is bought up by feeders
living near the big markets and the
fattening process finished. II these
men can afford to do this on high priced
land and feed. the farmer can certain
" afford to put on little more finish
before selling in the frst place.
Cattle that have been fattened on
grass should be shut up IN the yard
at least two days before shipment and
fed timothy hay and oats. Cattle that
have been having dry feed should have
the grain ration changed to oats and
the roughage to timothy hay for the
twenty-four hours preceding shipment
Do not give more than half grain "a.
ton for the last feed before they are
loaded and do not give any salt for q
few days before shipment. Do not
water heavily for few hours before
loading. Bed the car well with bright
straw and do not crowd 1t too full.
Much of the art Of getting the cattle
on to the market with little shrinkage
depends upon quiet handling. II they
are to be driven any considerable dis
lance it should be In the cool Of the
day. They should be loaded as quietly
as possible. Where cattle are to be on
the road more than twelve hours the
racks should be 6lled with timothy hay.
As soon as the cattle are unloaded at
the stockyards they should be watered
and then given a feed Of good hay. to-
gether with some ear corn. Be sure
that the trough is full Of water before
the cattle begin to drink or they will
suck themselves full Of wind instead
Of water. Turn the stock over to some
reliable commission man to be sold
and be at hand yourself to see how It
IL done and to look after your own
interests. You will get better service
II you employ the same commission
man each year than You will by chang
ing around.
The same general rules for prepare
ton for shipment will apply to sheep
and hogs as well as to cattle. II It
happens that load of hogs has to be
kept overnight In the yards before
being sold be sure to bed them well.
% lack Of bedding will cause as much
shrinkage as lack of feed.
In case you do not have enough
stock of your own to ship IN carload
lots you can often 60 In with one or
more Of your neighbors to make up
load. Many Of the farmers co-opera-
tive companies make practice Of col
lecting and shipping hogs for their
members. The company receives
enough commission to pay for the
and the farmers receive bet