The Milking Motor-Van

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 44, 16 May 1930, Page 22

The Milking Motor-Van

IY this eountry, except for a very few weeks during the year. cows are brought in twice a day from the . field to be milked. ‘This, however, is not the practice everywhere. In, Belgium, the cow is often brought along the street, and milked according to the eustomer’s requirements. ' A more practical alternative, from the herd-owner's point of view, now obtains in some parts where use is. made of a milking-van. The yan is equipped with milking machines, which are -driven electrically off the motor fitted to the vehicle. ‘ By the use of this van, the cows: are left to graze peacefully the whole , of their time, and the risks of driving them along motor-infested roads is avoided. In addition to these advazi-~ ages, pastures at a considerable distance from the farm buildings can be utilised.