Show SHIPPING STOCK IN ALL SEASONS Make Careful Inspection of Car and Remove Refuse Before etore loading a car for shipment of live stock It should be thoroughly cleaned of mill all manure and refUSe refine The Tine ear car should also be carefully Inspected Inspect ed to eliminate all alt defects such as holes In the tho floor projecting no nails lis etc ete In winter it should be well ell bf bedded with Straw tend find If it the weather Is extreme extreme- extremely ly ty cold the north side should be covered COy cov ered rd with building paper Covering all sides BIdes Is fa not advisable however because It may mn smother the stock In summer lummer the tine car should be bedded with I sand land rather than thon straw and thoroughly thorough thorough- I I ly is wet down for cattle and hogs lungs hut but need not be wet down for sheep For hogs In hot weal weather her It is a n good plan to suspend pound tiO-pound cakes cokl'S of ot Ice In socks sacks at mit t Intervals of about four feet teel along the center line tine of ot the tine car cor The Thee motion mollon of tine the car cor sprays the tine hogs with cold eold water Handle the tine stock care fully and do not get gt them overheated os Load Lond uniform grades If It possible Ile The following details should he observed oh- oh served ser for the tine different classes of live livestock livestock stock fock Cattle Keep I Keep grain fed cattle attle on their accustomed ration up to loading time lime as ns nearly ns os possible Take rake grass grass- fed cattle cuttle off pasture posture for a few days Reduce silage If It a n heavy henvy silage ration Is being fed ted Feed red timothy hay bay or wild hay hey In addition to other roughage roughage rough rough- age ns as much as os they Ihy will clean up If near market keep them oh off water for lor to 12 hours before loading If not allow It II up to finish Use Uso a slapjack made mode of canvas or leather stead Instead ofa of ofa a club or prod for handling cattle Ship cattle cottle that move have been fed to together ether eth- eth er rather than thun mix them from different differ ent eat feed lots Iota Pen oft off cripples and tie lie bulls bullA securely when shipped with other cattle coUll Hogs HogL Reduce the tine last lost regular feed before shipping and hogs that are fedon fed fed- on m n slop rations might be benefited by hy changing the tine last lost feed teed to and ground oats Tine The hogs should be rested after the lo last t feed to prevent prevent pre pro vent Indigestion Use short strong pig hurdles instead of clubs for movIng moving ing and ond separating hogs It Is a serious seri sen ous us mistake to feed hogs heavily before be be- tore fore loading Sheep Reduce the tine grain ration about one half on the day before shIppIng shipping shipping ship shIp- ping and an feed wild hay or timothy Water right up to the tine time of ship shIp- ment Withholding water before shipping ship ping in order to get a bigger till fill on arrival at the market Is nut not only cruel but usually reacts to the tile disadvantage onto of ot the shipper since It causes blueness blueness blue blue- ness of the skin akin timed and may many result In I bloating and similar digestive trou trou- bles bIes Feeding suit stilt before shipping Is likely to cause similar disorders |