Disposal of Alilling Bye-products. 
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altered circumstances and position of those who with them 
form the staple industry of the country. 
It is some satisfaction to know that although Ireland has 
shared fully in the milling boom and has practically ousted 
American flour, the call for bran and pollard is greater than 
ever — greater, in fact, than the increased supply, and the 
deficiency is made up by the large millers in Liverpool and 
other ports. Scotland also, formerly a great user of American 
strong wheat flour, has practically taken the whole of the trade 
into her own hands ; and vet the increased offal is not sufficient 
to provide for the improved demand, so that England is again 
looked to for the deficiency. Yet, I repeat, there is more 
than enough to meet the present English demand ; but, 
through lack of organisation, the offal is exported, and Danish 
butter is the result. Canada is doing her best to meet our 
wants in strong wheat, and may eventually succeed in doing 
so ; but it will be, to some extent, at the expense of the home 
producer. 
The points I desire specially to emphasise may be briefly 
summarised. British millers have recently made great advances, 
and are likely in the near future to grind not only the whole 
of the corn required for home consumption, but also to export 
flour as well. This development of British milling will result 
in the increase and cheapening of the bye-products of milling 
to the benefit of the home farmers, who should take steps by 
co-operation amongst themselves to secure the economical 
distribution of such bye-products in this country. 
Finally, whilst British millers are dependent upon colonial 
and foreign wheat for admixture with home-grown wheat, in 
consequence of the superiority of the former in “ strength,” 
it is possible for British farmers, by judicious selection of seed, 
greatly to improve the milling qualities of our home supply 
without appreciable diminution of yield, and so to secure a 
better price. Experiments in this direction are being made, 
and it is desirable that all British wheat growers should give 
serious attention to the subject. 
William Halliwell. 
Rookwood, 
Romford, Essex. 
