Kirby, remember the date of the report is 1906. The same year the 28 hr law was strengthened and finally enforceable. While livestock had been shipped by rail for decades, losses were significant. Shippers, railroads and government were looking for ways to reduce losses and claims. The 28hr law required livestock to be unloaded, fed, watered and rested for a minimum of 5 hrs every 28 hrs. The confined time could be extended to 36hrs via a waver signed by the shipper/owner of the livestock. If confined for 36 hrs, the required feed rest period was extended to 8 hrs. Exceptions were hogs could be fed and watered in the car. And sheep could remained confined until daylight, as sheep apparently will not move easily in the dark. This law eliminated any attempts to feed and water livestock while confined in moving cars. Stock car designs before 1906 often included water troughs and feed boxes. Just about all stockpens had provisions for feed and water, even those on branchlines. Farmers could drive their stock to the stockpens the day before loading, then feed and water them in the stockpens. Most hog drenchers were located along mainlines, for efficient drenching of time sensitive loads. If hogs needed to be drenched along a branchline, a water hose could be used, or even the spout removed from a water tank, allowing water to drench a passing car. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org From: CBQ@groups.io [mailto:CBQ@groups.io] On Behalf Of Kirby Lambert
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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Montgomery Sheepyard question Rupert and Doug: Correct me if I am wrong but what I get from the report is that provisions for wetting, watering and feeding stock was mainly on the mainline and not on the branch lines. On Mar 13, 2019, at 1:01 AM, Rupert Gamlen wrote:
The CNW drawing I sent was published in 1906 in a trade publication for Association of Railway Superintendents of Bridges and Buildings, which had a 17 page report on “Method of Watering Stock in Transit” with drawings and sketches of various hog drenchers at their annual gathering. As its part of an 800 page google book I can’t post it. One of the things I love about this list is how much I learn from the members. Does any of your info say when the wetting stations first came into use? _._,_._,_
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