Show CATTLE THAT TRAVELED FAR first live oxen shipped from australia to england showed a small profit alie experiment of transporting beef cattle alive from australia to london has just been made and the result has been so successful that transportation of cattle on the hoof is likely to become an important branch of the carrying trade between these two far distant points says the new york world in the case referred to seventeen australian oxen were received in good condition after a voyage of sixty two days in duration and about miles in length at the first glance it seems impossible that cattle could be transported this distance beings well enough fed in the meantime to keep them in good condition and yet bring a sufficient price to afford alie stock raisers of alie antipodes even the smallest margin of profit the figures showing the amount of gain are therefore exceedingly interesting the live stock was purchased at prices varying from 1980 to a head the transportation cost each which included fodder and care it will be noticed that this charge is about 1 l a day for the entire voyage on their arrival at london the beasts were disposed of at an average of a head As their average cost had been about in australia the transportation charges would increase this to nearly 86 by the time they reached london which would bring the average profit a head up to a little over 10 or an aggregate of for the trial lot this is sufficiently gratifying but it is hoped when cattle are shipped in greater numbers and the methods of caring for them are perfected by experience peri ence that the cost of transportation would be considerably lessened and the profits naturally increased it was remarked in regard to these seventeen cattle that they stood the voyage finely and reached london in much better condition than when they left their australian pastures the secret of success it is said lies principally in feeding the cattle carefully yet abundantly and as they take no exercise they cannot help but put on flesh |