xl. ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



Monthly Meeting, 13th September, 1920. 



Sir Joseph Oarruthers in the Ohair. 



A conference of the principal agricultural bodies in 

 Sydney was held to devise means for stimulating agricul- 

 ture in this State. The Chairman, Hon. W. F. Dunn, 

 Minister of Agriculture, Mr. A. E. Wearne, m.l.a., and 

 Messrs. Trethowan and Black, m.l.c, Professor Stewart 

 and Doctors Olubb and Mary Booth spoke on the matter. 

 It was unanimously agreed that proposals, formulated by 

 the chairman, were necessary for the further development 

 of agriculture. 



A successful excursion was held on 25th September to 

 the stud-farms of Sir Samuel and Mr. Anthony Hordern at 

 Bowral. 



Monthly Meeting, 11th October, 1920. 



Sir Joseph Oarruthers in the Ohair. 



The Section expressed to the Ohairman of the Select 

 Parliamentary Agricultural Oommission its appreciation 

 of the valuable investigations which were being conducted. 



Mr. W. H. Paine contributed a paper on Agricultural 

 By-products and Pests, illustrated by exhibits. The lecturer 

 pointed out that by-products of the vegetable oil industry, 

 originally discarded, were now being widely utilised for 

 stock food. The gluten of maize was also now in general 

 use, although its proper application was little understood. 

 Oat hulls, brewer's grains, and distillery wastes should be 

 a standard article of food. He had obtained extracts from 

 oil seed residues, which were similar in appearance and 

 taste to meat extracts, to which also their analyses 

 were closely allied. Original work had also been done in 

 converting soup waters into stock foods. Finally Prickly 

 Pear had been made to produce a meal which was relished 



