Show REDUCE DEATH LOSS IN SHIPPING hags at nine line ot of the principal live stock markets market during a SIX lt montha mondis period in 1922 there were re received calved a total land of 28 dead hogs bud and 88 38 in a more mor or less crID crippled on condition V very re shefit lon cent reports from the yards at denver aids that the losses there th a during daring the P past at to ano aek be haie been extremely heavy five or six dead hogs hog 1 la car being nothing no uncommon and ad to a A one instance thirteen dead hoga hog were war foll found d in one A car load in eliminating the loss losses the fid flirt zb thing ing of course la is to get at the mose cause the minimum load for a frelent iz car la Is pounds in the case bills above chere where there were thirteen dead hogs bogs in the mul load at the point ot of origin th this bids load weighed 23 which la is 4 ORD amun pounds d a in axce excess s a of the maximum allowed allowe d by the imm insurance cents cona companies parda the insurance company of mame course re f fused sed to meet set the I 1 loss be because apa car was wait loaded in excess A of tha specified me maximum mum in most of th the a co cara corn com ing into the denver yards alth ath dead hogs bogs the cars can wore were A over loaded so 80 that overloading I 1 is with put out a do doubt bt one are of the principal causes CAR of loss in shipping there are other factors facton which e cause losses in shipping during hot weather 0 at feadin feeding g it at time of loading I 1 Is without I 1 t b out qu question cation important A hog with an empty stomach be haa a much be better t ter chance of reaching the market in good gd condition than one that has had bad afuli a full teed feed just before being load il hogs flags which are over filled are am very cry apt to become became overheated are hested and get sick ick it if the weather 1 Is we warm it 11 Is b otter to feed a little ie less at the 1 last at regular feeding period before loading the shipper should see that the cm car is well cleared cleaned out art especially if it has manure in it us As manure I 1 Is very cry liable to be a cause of a great deal of a heat beat in the car after the car 1 la well cle cleaned abed it should be bended down with t b two 0 or three a inches of sand bond or too fine gravel cinders to at are also good but possibly not int as cooling albut a 1 in the summer am as bud band or gravel bafo before loading the bedding should hould be well ell ast wet dolea doire down in gunny any sack backs hung bung in the center of each ell halt half of the car will also j help to low lower the temperature imperatore when loading hogs in the summer time keep 1 in mind that the greszat Tea teat cause of if death is due to overload overland ing Us it Is better to load a little on an der the 17 pound minimum lot rather than A oer it H H smith assistant aitt prof professor ov animal husbandry colorado agricultural calls college |