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Show CACTUS FED-TO CATTLE. Machinery for grinding tho thorn ofT 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 tho plains bloom with it. Owners of milch cows that have boon fod on cactus report that tho milk, If anything, scorns to be Improved Im-proved after a cactus diet. Those vho aro familiar with tho great wastes of this ugly plant will appreciate what the new Idea means to the cattle ranger. It mcanc that a cheap food and an efficient one, and it means that one of the plants for which thcro Is seemingly little uso will soon be an article of great value. |