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home producer has been subjected by the decline 

 of the old grist-mills which formed so important 

 an adjunct of our cereal cultivation prior to the 

 fall in wheat prices. The changes brought about 

 in milling by tho introduction of the roller mill, 

 together with the increased imports of wheat, 

 have resulted in a concentration of the milling 

 industry at the ports. The Danish and the 

 Dutch dairymen, assisted by cheap sea transport, 

 have been able to successfully compete for corn 

 offals from our mills. The absence of cheap bran 

 and sharps is severely felt by the cottager and 

 small farmer. It is the feeding-stuff with which 

 he habitually feeds his pig and his poultry. 1 



Throughout this book reference has been made 

 to the urgent necessity of bringing up more calves 

 on dairy farms. The waste of our meat supplies 

 entailed by sending them to market when less 

 than a week old cannot be excused on the ground 

 that the bringing up of calves would entail a large 

 consumption of milk. Of recent years carefully 

 prepared calf meals have been put on the market 

 making it possible to bring up calves with a 

 minimum of milk. It is to be hoped that dairy 

 farmers will avail themselves of these milk substi- 

 tutes. Reverting to meat production, the possi- 

 bilities of early maturity and rapid fattening 



1 Exports of bran, pollard, and other offals amount 

 annually to about five million cwt. 



