GWR Provender wagon loads
I have a Coopercraft provender wagon and am unsure about how to model its load.
My Atkins 'History of GWR Wagons' states that there seem to be no photos, so my question is - does anyone know how hay was 'packaged' at the turn of the19th/20th century?
I'm guessing that they were not the neat rectangular bales we now see on farm lorries or, perhaps, they were? Any thoughts will be welcome.
Mike
Here's some information on GWR provender from Tony Atkins' recent book, GWR Goods Cartage Vol 1, Crecy Publishing, 2018. The book is, as usual, excellent. Page 77 says:
'Feeding was an important feature of the daily routine at all stables across the system. When the stud at Hockley was the biggest, provender was obtained from Handsworth — a few miles along the main line from Hockley towards Wolverhampton; the Horse Committee in 1882 approved spending £3/10/0 to seed two fields belong
