A company has been formed in the United States to place the manufactured products of lucerne on the market. Among tho products will .be a syrup which contains as much sugar as cane or maple syrup, and is also of a very fine flavour. Referring to the commercial value of tho discovery an American paper says that with sugar at 2d per lb the lucerne would bring about £5 to £6 per ton. The pan'ar concludes an article by saying that lucerne may become too valuable to use simply as a fodder for stock. As the pigs grow from day to day* so give the sow a little more food, to; increase tho milk flow and keep up her. strength.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8182, 25 July 1912, Page 5
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