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What is a 5 weight? What is a 6 weight?
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<blockquote data-quote="Travlr" data-source="post: 1824818" data-attributes="member: 42463"><p>That's what they call "shrinkage" in the industry. And of course they like to shrink just before stepping on the scales if you are selling... and in the sale ring on the scales if you are buying.</p><p></p><p>I learned early to watch out for salted calves. Some of the cattle dealers would keep their calves away from water and feed them salted hay, and then just before they were gonna hit the ring they would turn the water on. A five hundred pound calf carrying ten gallons of water weighs quite a bit more crossing the scales.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Travlr, post: 1824818, member: 42463"] That's what they call "shrinkage" in the industry. And of course they like to shrink just before stepping on the scales if you are selling... and in the sale ring on the scales if you are buying. I learned early to watch out for salted calves. Some of the cattle dealers would keep their calves away from water and feed them salted hay, and then just before they were gonna hit the ring they would turn the water on. A five hundred pound calf carrying ten gallons of water weighs quite a bit more crossing the scales. [/QUOTE]
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