Which Process ?
In Germany and Denmark, where similar conclusions have been reached, the grass is dried on what is known as the Rema- Rosin process, which has peculiar virtues in uniformity of drying. It is surprising that the method has not been tried in Britain, where perhaps more drying systems have been attempted than anywhere in the world. The most interesting research work now going on is centred in West Norfolk, that pioneer county in many forms of agriculture. One organiza- tion that now controls some 16,000 acres, much the largest farm or group of farms in England, is experimenting with the drying of every sort of crop. The greatest success has been with lucerne now used also as a poultry food). One difficulty has been the dealing with the denser patches of the green crop ; and it is in this respect that the Continental process appears to be superior. A great chemist who has especially studied the subject for some sixteen years describes the new method to me as " a tremendously revolutionary change," a very strong phrase for a scientific worker.
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