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tlie quantity does them. Maize I have grown, hut the grasshoppers 

 -eat it off and spoil the crop, but with beet I have always had a 

 crop, and shall always grow it." 



William Brown, Briagolong : — " I have grown sugar beet for the 

 last three years, and I find it a splendid fodder for all kinds of stock. 

 It is better for milking cows than either maize or mangels and very 

 fattening for jngs." 



J. H. Edwards, Bushy Park : — " 1 have been growing sugar beet 

 for eight years. I consider it a very valuable fodder for all stock. 

 It has given me great satisfaction at all times, both as cattle and pig 

 feed, and it comes in when maize and other green fodders are gone." 



A. Hamilton, Htratford : — " 1 find sugar beet to be an excellent 

 food for pigs and other stock, and it is more particularly valuable as 

 it comes in at the season when other feed is scarce. I have had it 

 sliced and kept it as ensilage to use in the summer or any time 

 wanted, and find it keeps perfectly. This adds very greatly to its 

 value." 



Reuben Blundy, Briagolong : — " I have been growing sugar beet 

 ever since the Maffra factory started, and I consider it the best fodder 

 a dairy farmer can grow, being far superior to all others. It gives a 

 heavy yield of fodder ; is always fi'esh, and you can always have it 

 when most other fodders are out of season. All stock are very fond 

 and thrive well on it. It is excellent as a milk, butter, and fat pro- 

 ducer, and I always intend to have it growing for my stock." 



Chas. Widdis, Traralgon : — " I have been growing sugar beet for 

 five years, and consider it a splendid fodder for all kinds of stock. I 

 have fattened pigs for market for several years on it, with good results. 

 I consider it far superior to maize or mangels or other root crops, and I 

 never will be without it while I can get seed. I consider it the best 

 fodder a farmer can grow for his stock." 



Allen Walker, Boisdale : — " 1 have grown sugar beet last year for 

 the first time, and I found it a splendid fodder for cows in winter, far 

 superior to any sort of green fodder at that time of the year. The 

 cows milked well on it, and it also keeps them in good condition. 1 

 intend to have a plot of it every year." 



W. Matthews, Traralgon : — " I had half an acre of beet last year, 

 and fed my milking cows on it through the winter months. They in- 

 creased considerably in their milk after the first week of feeding. I 

 think very highly of it as a fodder for milking cows. I had cows and' 

 calves in very poor condition, and after feeding a couple of months on 

 the beet they were nearly fit for the butcher, and milking splendidly." 



William Thomson, Cowwarr : — " I have been growing sugar beet 

 for two years, and in my opinion it is the best fodder for stock that 

 ■can be grown in the way of root crops. It not only increases the yield 

 of milk but improves the quality as well, and keeps the cows in good 

 .condition as well. For pigs it is the best fodder I have ever grown." 



