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the outbreak of war the English manu- 

 facturers offered the product to the farmer 

 at ridiculously low prices, but at first 

 could find no sale and had to use the 

 product as guano. However, as other 

 feeding stuffs reached very high prices 

 the attention of agriculturists was eventu- 

 ally given to the matter, and fish-meal is 

 at last becoming recognized as one of the 

 feeding stuffs which every progressive 

 farmer requires. The war has broken 

 down many of the British farmers' pre- 

 judices, and the idea that fish-meal will 

 taint the meat or milk has been exploded. 

 If the meal is used in proper proportions 

 (in no case should over 10 per cent be 

 mixed with other foods, for one should 

 remember that fish-meal is highly con- 

 centrated), there is little cause for fear of 

 taint. Another prejudice was occasioned 

 by the fishy odour of the meal ; but if the 

 meal is manufactured from fish in a fresh 

 condition the smell is by no means so 

 pronounced and disagreeable. The farmer 

 should recognize that fish-meal, mixed 

 with cereals, gives the balance of albumin- 

 oids and carbo-hydrates so much desired 



