§ 65. Mr. Randallasked the Minister of Agriculture, in view of the urgency of the feedingstuffs position, what study is being applied to the engineering aspects of grass drying, together with details of management of grassland, under a system of conservation.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsIn addition to the continuous research work of British manufacturers, arrangements are being made for the importation this year of four different foreign grass driers so that the N.I.A.E. may study their performance in British conditions in comparison with that of British driers. Development work will follow if necessary. Meanwhile, survey and development work is being pressed forward by the Institute, as well as by manufacturers, on the specially urgent problem of the cutting and collecting equipment required for grass drying enterprises. The essentials of grassland management are the same whether for grazing or conservation, and have been continuously under investigation for many years by research and advisory centres and commercial firms. Artificial drying of grass requires a more intensive system of management, and this matter is receiving particular emphasis in the new grassland development campaign forming part of the agricultural expansion programme.