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cheese-making facilities, which again pre- 

 suppose storage capacity. Eggs must also 

 have speed, grading staffs, and storage if we 

 are to do justice to them. The bacon factory 

 requires, in my opinion, fattening houses in 

 order that for the last few weeks the pigs 

 may be scientifically fed. The question of an 

 abattoir for beef and mutton is so important 

 that the requirements of larger areas than the 

 usual unit may have to be considered separ- 

 ately, and the general convenience and sani- 

 tation of the district must be studied. But, 

 in spite of this, the due treatment of the valley 

 stock must be secured by leaving the planning 

 of the whole to the managers in the best 

 interests of the State. When we examine 

 the questions of wool, hides, and offal we shall 

 see what an immense field is open for business 

 organisation reinforced by State guidance. 

 There is a faithful friend of man that we must 

 remove from these sordid matters of food. 

 But the horse will, I trust, be treated in a new 

 and wiser way than by the present system. 



The fruit and vegetables of each unit 

 require the same speed as milk and eggs, and, 

 like the terrible armies of the present day, 



