. ▁Histor ically , ▁the ▁long ▁a cre ▁was ▁also ▁gra zed ▁by ▁her ds ▁or ▁f lock s ▁moving ▁from ▁place ▁to ▁place , ▁either ▁on ▁long ▁jour ne ys , ▁or ▁from ▁one ▁small ▁local ▁field ▁to ▁another . ▁The ▁long ▁a cre ▁provided ▁an ▁important ▁resource ▁for ▁such ▁f lock s ▁and ▁her ds , ▁perhaps ▁forming ▁a ▁significant ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁far mer ' s ▁past ure . ▁In ▁Australia , ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁method ▁of ▁keeping ▁gra zing ▁stock ▁off ▁a ▁road ▁is ▁by ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁port able ▁electric ▁f ence , ▁visible ▁to ▁the ▁stock ▁and ▁to ▁passing ▁trav ellers ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁white ▁t ape . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁long ▁a cre ▁as ▁past ure ▁has ▁sometimes ▁become ▁formal ised . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁parts ▁of ▁England , ▁some ▁have ▁been ▁registered ▁as ▁common ▁land . ▁ ▁The ▁related ▁term ▁long ▁p add ock ▁is ▁occasionally ▁encountered ▁in ▁Australia ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁meaning , ▁although ▁the ▁term ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁more ▁specific ▁historical ▁meaning , ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁cross - country ▁dro ving ▁of ▁cattle ▁between ▁Queensland ▁and ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁along ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁C obb ▁Highway . ▁ ▁Dec line ▁of ▁dro ving ▁Dro ving ▁decl ined ▁during ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century , ▁through ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁agricult ural ▁change , ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁railway ▁transport ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s , ▁cattle ▁disease , ▁and ▁more ▁int ensive ▁use