The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-05-22

n makes quite a diffefentt N the
profits OF the farmer stock raiser
wnciher he obtains Sh cents per
pound Tor his hogs as meat OF from
y % = cent per pound tof them as
dead hogs and s~oap-Erehse uiatstial.
Which % these prices he obtains ire
qu.ntiy dcponda UPON how the ami
mals r loaded In the cars. Many
clippers either thfough IGNORANCE ol
in ar effort TO save a small nmonnt
Of freight, OVERHEAD or Improperly
load their livestock when aendins u
to marked. and thereby run great
risks Of SUSTAINING serious losses
through crippled or dead animals say
specialists 81 the bureau OF markets.
United states department. Of aEric1l-
lure
Win freight rates at their present
levels there Ia n strong temptation to
cconomizc on this item Of expense by
crowding a few more animals into an
already Well-niicd ear. Representa-
tiNes 81 the department, however,
who see thousands Of carloads Of i've
stock unioadcd az the great central
markets. are OF the opinion that II
farmers and afockmen could see tho
coalition n shich much - the live
stock reaches the stockNnrds they
you'd be imprcr-ea not oniy with the
FOLLY o. overlooking. but also with
the absolute necessity uf tHkiag every
rreCaution neninst injury and death
~ the animals While In transit.
Wlsc shippers Never Overload tarS.
Overlooking IL one OF the common
eat. ana al the same time most scri-
ous mistakes made b. h inexpcri-
cuccd OF careless shipper. II seems
such am easy matter 10 crowd just "a
few more animals into a caf. aud tho
fact that once In a great while an
overloaded ear will go through with
\ ....s 49,. ..l.l... a..asu "a k4raH0 the
shipper on 20 tempt fate just once
mere. The wise shipper. however
will have nothing TO do with I'M.
false say specialists OF ths
department. lie will lay down "a hard
and fast rule 10 load only a. mans
animals in he car nH can ride com
fortablN aud FROM his rui" he vii
note deviate.
The chances of loss through over
loading arr greater in warm weuthei
than ln cold. Temperature may be-
sioh at The time of loading D. "a ths
nuimuls are ftls,s comfortable, hul
before they reach market thg wenthci
turns suddenly hot, With the result
that anywhere from 7 10 ~ animals
~suffocnte. This h. particularly true
OF hogs. Tho shipper should rcmem'
Der that stock cars frequently siant
la freight yards completely hcmmed
In by trains Of box cars. Under sucl
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crowded In the car and the weather
Is hot. oyerhvatcd ~ dead animal'
are almost certain to result.
Inad Mixed Stock With Partitions.
\ Another mistake usually made D. u
load mixed stock without proper par.
utiuus. When iva or more sp"si g
of livestock are shipped IN the sam'
tlr they should generally DC KEEP
Separate hy huildiLg strong pirti
lions. This n particularly importan
/. when large animals are shipped viii
smaller ones for instance, caftlf
should never be- loaded with calves
hogs or sheep without being sepa
rated. A. = rule, hogs shoult
be partitlonod from other SINAI
/, stock. such ~ calves and sheep
, small stock. such a. calves and sheep
/, and should n~er he allowed TO rul
, under cattle. fBulls should always b
, securely tied - one end - the car.
4 A recent instance Of improper load
ing coming 10 the attention OF tn
= department Of agriculture Is that con
! iniucd In the following report frou
. an agent In one Of the southern states
ON March Is a carload ~ mike
d cattle. goats. sheep lambs, etc, orig
mated on the q. q D, railroad b
4 Georgia. In this car there wcr
! II cattle wclehlnr between 700 AM
1000 pounds ~ goats and Kids, Z
sheep. lambs, and rams. and 8 calvcI
= making "a total NJ - cattle and 80
sheep and Hoatss or a total OF 10