ROAD TRANSPORT INCREASES BEEF OUTPUT rATTLE ranchers in Australia are
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'....saving money and precious beef by using road trains to carry cattle over drought-stricken country. In Queensland, the North Australian Pastoral Co., Ltd., is running a fleet of Leyland oil-engined lorries to transport cattle from grazing lands to convenient railheads, instead of droving them on the hoof.
It is estimated that by this method a saving of at least 100 lb. a beast is being effected and the annual turnover in cattle is expected to increase by 20 per cent.
Before starting the experiment, Mr. H. C. Jones, of the Queensland office of Leyland Motors, -Ltd., covered over 5,000 miles in an examination of the routes to be traversed.
The experimental' run was made with Iwo Leyland Super Hippo six-wheeled oilers powered by 125 h.p. engines and fitted with strongly built high-sided cattle bodies. Four-wheeled trailers were attached and the total load comprised 27 head of cattle.
With these two vehicles 165 beasts were moved over a drolight-stricken stretch of 140 miles io the railhead where the cattle were entrained for a rail journey of 1,400 miles to Brisbane. They were marketed at a beef saving worth about £3 a head.