. Productive horse husbandry. Horses; Horses. 306 THE HORSE IN SERVICE Freight tariffs are not uniform the country over, but the fol- lowing one is fairly typical: A carload is billed at a minimum of 20,000 pounds; single horses or less than a carload at 5000 pounds for one mare or gelding; 3000 pounds for each additional head. Stallions are rated at YOOO pounds straight, whether alone or in a mixed car of stock other than horses, althougli a stallion shipped in a full carload of horses only is not discriminated against. Care During Shipment.—Shipments of horses come under the federal law requ
. Productive horse husbandry. Horses; Horses. 306 THE HORSE IN SERVICE Freight tariffs are not uniform the country over, but the fol- lowing one is fairly typical: A carload is billed at a minimum of 20,000 pounds; single horses or less than a carload at 5000 pounds for one mare or gelding; 3000 pounds for each additional head. Stallions are rated at YOOO pounds straight, whether alone or in a mixed car of stock other than horses, althougli a stallion shipped in a full carload of horses only is not discriminated against. Care During Shipment.—Shipments of horses come under the federal law requiring all stock to be unloaded, fed, and watered every twenty-eight hours ; this time may be extended to thirty-six hours if so agreed between the shipper and carrier. t?. Fig. 1G7.—Stock car for shipping horses. beforehand. Less than a carload, accompanied by an attendant who feeds and waters tliem, are not subject to this law. Most carloads of horses are shipped unattended, as a man can do little to either prevent or overcome trouble in tlie car en route. Horses are best ])repared for shipment by a good fill of tim- othy hay and only a moderate ration of soft feed. They require little if any feed en route within a twenty-eight-hour limit, a small amount of hay to pick over being sufficient. The Penn- sylvania Railroad is eliminating the hay racks from its latest featured stock car, on the ground that hay is unnecessary with the operation of the twenty-eight-hour unloading law, that much of it is usually wasted, and that the racks take up valuable head room and, becoming loose or broken, as they frequently do, are a constant source of danger to the heads and eyes of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gay, Carl Warren, 1877-. Philadelphia & London, J. B. Lippincott Company
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