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of the district with which will lie the respon- 

 sibility of turning the weed harvest into cash. 

 Until we have faced this weed question 

 resolutely we can scarcely begin to treat 

 farming on the higher scale. If we recognise 

 the crude fact that turnips and garlic 

 injuriously affect the flavour of milk — 

 although, of course, there may be some who 

 like these flavours and we may have to 

 cater for them yet — we might presume that 

 the feeding of cows was capable of becoming 

 almost a fine art. I mean, primarily, the 

 feeding of cows in the meadows upon the grass 

 which will be grown when weeds are removed 

 and definite experiments to this end are set 

 on foot. The careful addition to the grass of 

 a daily ration of steamed hay and bean and 

 pea meals has for long been a safe avenue to 

 flavour. But there are sure to arise conditions 

 upon some farms in which it is inconvenient 

 to supplement the herbage itself, and we may 

 welcome the time when brains put into this 

 question in our various geological areas may 

 produce for us quite a new variety of delicate 

 flavours and aromas in our butters and 

 cheeses. 



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