Show fi arsi STOCK LIVE L OCK REDUCE DEATH LOSS IN SHIPPING HOGS at nine of the principal live stock in markets during a six alx months period in 1922 there were received a total of lead dead hogs and in a more or less crippled condition very recent reports from the yards at denver show that the losses there during the past to weeks have been extremely heavy five or six ell dead hogs in a car being nothing uncommon and in one instance thirteen dead bogs were found in one carload car load loid in eliminating the losses the first thing of course Is to got get at the ca cause use the minimum load for a freight car Is pounds in the case above here there were thirteen dead hogs in the load at the point of origin this load weighed which Is pounds in excess of the maximum a allowed by the insurance companies the insurance company of course refused to meet lie hie loss because the car was loaded in excess of their specified maximum masl mum in most of the cars coming into the denver yards yard q alth ith dead hogs the cars were overloaded so that overloading Is without a doubt one of the principal causes of loss in shipping there are other factors which cause losses in shipping during hot weather over feeding at time of loading la is without question important A hor bog with on an empty stomach has a much better chance of reselling reaching the market in good condition than one that has had a full feed just before being loaded to 11 d hogs which are over filled are very apt to become overheated and get sick if tile ac weather Is warm it la Is better to feed a little less at the last regular feeding period before loading the shipper should see that the car Is well cleaned out especially if it has manure in it us its manure Is very liable to be a cause of a great deal of heat beat in the car after the car Is well cleaned it should be bedded down with two or three inches of sand or fine gravel cinders are also good but possibly not as cooling in the summer as sand or gravel before the bedding should be well wet down ice in gunny sacks hung in the center 0 of each halt half of the car will also help to lower the temperature when loading hogs bogs in the summer tine time keep in mind that the greatest greate Qt cause of death Is due to overloading it Is better to lond load a little under the pounds minimum rather than over it il II 11 II smith assistant professor animal husbandry colorado agricultural college col lesa lega |