. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. 198 TJie Countiy Gentleuimi's Magazine TRANSIT OF CATTLE BY RAIL. FOR some time back this subject has now and again turned up, and many- able reports and suggestions have been made with a view to lessen the sufferings conse- quent on the transportation of the bovine and ovine race by rail. There are numerous different heads under which one could treat the transit of all animals, both by road, rail, and sea ; and, again, by subdividing those different heads a very long paper on the sub- ject could be produced. But as
. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. 198 TJie Countiy Gentleuimi's Magazine TRANSIT OF CATTLE BY RAIL. FOR some time back this subject has now and again turned up, and many- able reports and suggestions have been made with a view to lessen the sufferings conse- quent on the transportation of the bovine and ovine race by rail. There are numerous different heads under which one could treat the transit of all animals, both by road, rail, and sea ; and, again, by subdividing those different heads a very long paper on the sub- ject could be produced. But as the object at present is only to bring before the public a plan of padding, as it may be called, for cattle trucks, I will confine my remarks to the the way of padding at each end of the truck would be of undeniable value for lessening the injurious effects of those sudden shocks. Many plans of padding have been recom- mended, but one objection applied to most of them, and that was, the difficulty of getting them thoroughly cleaned and disinfected, thus increasing the already great chance of healthy stock catching disease while in transit from one part of the country to another. You will observe, in the accompanying longitudinal section of a cattle truck, the ends are made, as it v,'ere, double; c re- presents the end of a cattle truck as it now. Improved Cattle Truck. .truck, and therefore beg to accompany this with a sketch of the proposed padding. Some years ago, a very able " report on the transit of stock," by Mr Menzies, Trentham, was awarded the premium of ;^io by the Highland and Agricultural Society. In that re- port the principal suggestions made for lessen- ing the shaking and bruising of stock in trucks, caused by the sudden stopping and starting of a train, were—that spring buffers and screw couplings, similar to those in use for passenger cars, should be supplied to cattle trucks. This would very materially lessen the con- cussions consequent on the s
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