. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION" OF LIVE STOCK. 9 widths of the yard gates also. The accompanying illustrations (figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6) show some of the features of a properly equipped yard <::r pen. ABUSES UNDER THE LAW. In their attempts to comply with the older statute, carriers con- sidered apparently that it was only necessary to unload the animals. Pig. 3.—Plan of single yard for unloading stock •every 28 hours into some sort of inclosure or pen which in many cases was not even provided with watering troughs. Un
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION" OF LIVE STOCK. 9 widths of the yard gates also. The accompanying illustrations (figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6) show some of the features of a properly equipped yard <::r pen. ABUSES UNDER THE LAW. In their attempts to comply with the older statute, carriers con- sidered apparently that it was only necessary to unload the animals. Pig. 3.—Plan of single yard for unloading stock •every 28 hours into some sort of inclosure or pen which in many cases was not even provided with watering troughs. Under these conditions the animals were not protected from the cold winter winds or the hot sun during the summer, and were compelled to stand in mud or water or in snow and slush sometimes knee deep. Although shippers frequently complained, temporary relief only rxtss'Sfo &/&&£&. 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 United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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