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Show Step-Ramp Loading Chutes Are Safest Many Livestock Yards Are Remodeling Ramps Livestock markets across the nation na-tion are continuing in their program pro-gram of modernization and the installation of step-ramp chutes to replace old wooden chutes that cause great damage to animals. Cattle prefer steps to the old-style old-style cleats. Many animals are injured in-jured and much meat Jost from bruising due to the constant prodding prod-ding necessary to get the animals up and down the old ramps, cattlemen cattle-men have reported. The Chicago stock yards recently opened 12 of the modern step-ramp chutes. Of concrete and steel construction, con-struction, the new chutes are designed de-signed to ease the task of unloading unload-ing stock, and insures safe and , j - 4 V 1 f , ,4&A-WKv -u&AYu. dWuAA.J &t- i Cattle prefer steps to the old-style old-style cleats and amble safely down a ramp of the new style unloading dock without the ' usual prodding. This type of ramp is becoming very popular in markets across the nation. efficient operations. Galvanized steel fencing and grates add to the safety features of the dock area. Waffle-grid concrete floorings provide pro-vide safe footing for animals during dur-ing the penning process. The first truck to unload over the ramps brought 24 head of Hereford and Angus steers shipped by Carroll Snola of Onslow, la. |