railways and the farmer.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20260, 31 July 1937, Page 19 (Supplement)

railways and the farmer.

FACILITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA. The railways in the AMoa .belong to^the ) are controlled by the Government, writes Mrs P. F. M. Stotberg the Countrywoman. nr# situated from the Considering the great d.stances some places “• “ tu Unes main lines, as many facilities as pos , „ oods Orders are station nearest the seaside, and continue their Journejs Dy i CaPS Livestock is not carried in "“nd* Allowed to special stations, the animals axe derailed, fed and ed, rest in the sun for about two hours, retrucked on a fast ire g ""‘“if"; 6 f"wanto S to g rai' la ra e c'e-horses or pedigree cattle he applies * .1 „ nailwav Department for special trucks, which are fitted smili’and "adding s P o that the anirnVare, carried safely to race-courses and shows, even though more than 1000 miles a\ ay. . T htbits special interest is also taken in agricußural 6 hows, and exhibits to the shows are returned free, the exhibitor paying only the wardm^g^charges stations da|rymg dlstrlcts properly cooled sheds are erected storing cream and dairy products while waiting-to be railed. Empty cream cans are returned without charge. In those . , wiiere a great deal of fresh fruit is packed for export and local markets, specially constructed trucks are provided for “ espat h c ™ n S fnult. From the Western Province two trains are run daily, which carry fresh fruit only to the markets in the north, and one is run to Cape Town to carry fresh fruit to the docks for export. Farmers’ produce is carried at very low rates and manure, fertilisers, lucerne and other forage are carried by cubic foot space, as, owing to bulkiness, it would cost too much in the ordinary way. So in this country of big distances the South African Railways and Harbours are doing their best to bring the farmer nearer the big centres so that he has a chance of disposing of his produce and livestock.