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Show Cactus Fed to Cattle. Machinery for grinding the thorn off cactus in order to make it fit for cattle food has been invented. Luther Burbank has Invented a thornless cactus, but it will be years before the plains bloom with it. Owners of milch cows that have been fed on cactus report that the milk, If anything, seems to be improved im-proved after a cactus diet. Those who are familiar with the great wastes of this ugly plant will appreciate what the new idea means to the cattle ranger. It means that a cheap food and an efficient one, and It means that one of the plants for which there is seemiugly little use, will soon be an article of great value. |