Show MP SHIPPING STOCK IN ALL SEASONS Make Careful Inspection of Car and Remove Refuse Before loading a car for shipment of live stock It should be thoroughly cleaned of ot all nil manure and refuse Th Tile The car should also be carefully Inspected JIn J to eliminate all defects such as ns holes In the floor projecting nails nalls etc In n 1 winter it should be well welt bedded with straw tra and if It the weather Is extremely extreme ly Iy cold the north side should be cov- cov prod with building paper Covering all aU sides Is not advisable however because It U may smother the stock In 1 summer the car should be bedded with I sand rather than straw and amt thorOUgh thoroughly Iy ly wet wel down for cattle rind hogs but hut need Deed not be bc wet down for tor sheep For hogs In hot weather It Is a good I to 10 suspend pound M-pound cakes of Ice in sacks Barks at rut Intervals of about tour four feet reet I along the center line of the car nr l The I motion of the car sprays s 's the hogs with cold water Handle the thc stock carefully care core fully and do not g get t them overheated Load Lond uniform grades if possible The fhe following details should be bp observed observed ob ob- ob- ob served for the thc different classes of live livestock livestock stock C Cattle Keep Beep grain fed cattle on their accustomed ration up to loading time lime as ns nearly ns possible Take gra grass grass- s' s sred fed red cattle oft off pasture posture for a n few days duys Reduce silage if It n a hen heavy silage ration Is being fed Feed reed timothy hay or wild hay In addition to other roughage rough rough- age us much match as os they will clenn clean up If It near market keep them off otT water for forto 9 to 12 hours Defore loading If It not an allow ow It up to finish Use a slapjack made of canvas caD or leather instead of ofa a n. club or prod for handling cattle Ship cattle cottle lint have been fed to together er r rather than mix them from different differ enl end feed lots Pen off cripples and tie bulls securely when shipped with other cattle Hogs Reduce Reduce the last regular feed rlee before shipping and hogs that are fedon fed red fedon redon on slop rations might be benefited by changing the last feed teed to I and ground oats The hogs should be rested after otter the last feed teed to prevent prevent pre pre- vent fent Indigestion Use short strong pig hurdles instead of clubs for mowIng movIng moving mow mow- ing and separating hogs It Is a n sent serl OUR Otis mistake to 0 teed feed hogs heavily lIy before before be be- fore rore loading Sheep Reduce the grain ration about one half on the day duy before shipping shipping ship ship- ping and feed wild hay or timothy Water rl right ht up to the time tine of or ship shipment ment Withholding water before shipping ship ping In order to get a n bigger till fill on arrival al at the market Is IR not nol only cruel but usually r reacts to the time disadvantage of the shipper since It causes blueness blueness blueness blue- blue 1 I ness of or the skin and may result In bloating and similar digestive e troUt trou bles Feeding salt before shipping Is likely to cau cause e similar disorders |