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The Motor Truck ' "
For Sheep Transport
Journey of 660 Miles from Melbourne
to the Showground
A specially constructed motor truck, carrying sheep
from Melbourne, arrived at the Showground yesterday.
The object was to demonstrate the utility and economy
of motor transport of stock over long distances.
'J'HIS method of conveyance as ap
plied to the trip was a novel sight
for most of the Sliowgoers, including
graziers, although it is becoming
fairly common in some of the out
back districts.
"The truck and its load aroused
a great deal of interest as it took
up a stand adjoining the Meat
Industry Board's pavilion.
The trip originated with Sir Edward
Mitchell, of Binda Station, Victoria,
the object being to afford sheepmen
an opportunity of observing the
methods which he has espoused.
Method of Loading
The special feature is that the
sheep are strapped down with canvas
bands or rugs in a semi-recumbent
position.
. This, it is claimed, prevents
crushing and injury in transit,
and - is altogether more humane
than the ordinary methods of
trucking by rail.
The sheep certainly appeared to
be comfortable and , contented, and
not to have suffered from the long
journey.
The 600 miles' journey occupied 52
hours, and half-way the sheep were,
unloaded and fed and watered. :
The three-decker truck is de
signed to carry 30 sheep on each
floor.
- The majority of graziers who
viewed the sheep appeared to be of
the opinion that the animals would
be less liable to injury and deprecia
tion in quality than if loaded loose in
the truck, as by rail.
An Expert's View
Speaking as the chairman of the
Meat Industry Board, Mr. J. B.
Cramsie said he would require to see
the sheep unloaded, and then to
examine the dressed carcases before
expressing an opinion of the value
of the methed of strapping the sheep
down.
At the same time the method
of carrying the sheep on their
feet in vogue , on the railways' here
was satisfactory if the trucks
were properly loaded.
He believed in the motor truck for
carrying sheep and lambs over short
distances, say from the runs to the
railway
In New Zealand this system was
largely in use for the transport of
fats over distances of 50 or 60 miles
from the farms to the meat works.
Mr. Cramsie made it plain that
he was not an advocate of the
use of the motor for the trans
port of sheep over long distances
in competition with the rail
ways.
For the carriage of; fat stock from
the runs to railway trucking yards he
believed the motor trucks would
prove exceedingly valuable.
MOTOR TRUCK LOADED WITH SHEEP which did the 600 miles' journey from Melbourne to the Sydney Showground. Help
MOTOR TRUCK LOADED WITH SHEEP which did the 600 miles'
journey from Melbourne to the Sydney Showground.
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