. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. 160 MARKETING FARM STOCK The stock-yards. The stock-yards to which most of the farm ani- mals of the country are shipped vary greatly in capacity, but the principle of arrangement is gen- erally the same. This includes a long platform for loading or unloading chutes connecting with pens (Fig. 140), and alleys or drives between groups of. Fig. 139. Fittings of ocean transport for carrying cattle or horses. (Adapted from Bureau of Auimal Industry Re- port, 1900 ) pens (Fig. 141). By means of gates at various points in the alleys, a
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. 160 MARKETING FARM STOCK The stock-yards. The stock-yards to which most of the farm ani- mals of the country are shipped vary greatly in capacity, but the principle of arrangement is gen- erally the same. This includes a long platform for loading or unloading chutes connecting with pens (Fig. 140), and alleys or drives between groups of. Fig. 139. Fittings of ocean transport for carrying cattle or horses. (Adapted from Bureau of Auimal Industry Re- port, 1900 ) pens (Fig. 141). By means of gates at various points in the alleys, and at their intersection, one may control conditions and drive stock in any direction desired, to an outlet. All pens should be supplied with feed-boxes and water-troughs, and in the larger yards pens are covered to a greater or less extent. The yards of Pittsburg are almost entirely under roof, while the hog- and sheep-pens of the Chicago yards are also under cover. In the large yards, each class of stock, such as cattle or hogs, is kept in groups of pens by itself. A live-stock exchange is a most important feature of all large stock-yards. This organization has for its membership the commission men of the market, or the buyers and sellers in the yards. The pur- pose of such an exchange is to promote uniform and fair methods of trade, provide for adjustment of business disputes, to facilitate the receiving and shipping of stock, and to promote inspection and guard against the selling of unsound or unhealthy meats. The yards are usually owned by an entirely different organization from those making up the exchange, usually known as a stock-yards company. The exchange has a board of officers and directors, and these work in co- operation with government inspectors or agricultural officials in promoting the inter- ests of the yards. The rules of the stock-yards in different sections of the country vary only in degree. The stock-yards company cares for the stock from its arrival in
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