April 2, l^OH.] AgricidtMral Gazette of N.SJF. 325 



Notes. — Generally speaking the season proved too dry for barleys. The 

 Cape, in Paddock 28, gave a ci'editable yield after having been cut for gi-een 

 fodder during the winter. The plot in Paddock 7, which had been 

 previously bare-fallowed, gave the highest yield. All the varieties after 

 maize gave an unsatisfactory crop. 



Ryes grown at Bathurst Experimental Farm, 1907. 



Varietv. 



Previous crop. 



Remarks. 



tlack Winter Kye I Flax 

 Emerald Rye . . 1 Canar}' j^rass 



Total area, 1'34 acres ; total yield, 20 bushels 24 lb. ; average yield per acre, 15 bushels 6 lb. 



Apuicots dried and salted. 



CoMMOJfLY CALLED "JMeBOS" IN CaPE CoLONY. 



Some time ago His Excellency Sir HaiTy Raw^son called the attention of the 

 Department of Agriculture to a table delicacy made in Cape Colony called 

 " Mebos," which he thought worth while experimenting with here, as apricots 

 are grown to perfection in many parts of the State. Lately Miss Rawson 

 has obtained from the Cape a recipe for the process, which she has kindly 

 forwarded to the Department. 



The recipe, which is given below, is very simple, entailing no more trouble 

 than ordinary dried apricots. 



Take soft ripe apricots, lay them in salt water (about 2 ounces of salt to a 

 quart bottle) for a few hours. Then lay them on a mat to dry in the sun ; 

 tlie next day press them between the hands to flatten and to let the stone 

 come out. The next day repeat the process. At the Cape it generally dries 

 and becomes "Mebos" in three or four days in the sun, but, if the weather 

 should be damp, they might be dried in heated rooms or a cool oven. To 

 crystallise the " Mebos," lay them in lime-water for five minutes till they 

 feel nice and tender, take out, wipe dry on a soft cloth, and rub coarse 

 crystallised white sugai- well into each ; take H Vo. of sugar to 1 lb. of 

 " Mebos." Pack closely with lots of sugar in between, in jars that will cork 

 well. 



A very nice sweetmeat, and said to he a remedy for sea-sickness. 



Lime-ivater. — 2 tablespoonfuls of fine lime to a quart of boiling water. 

 Mix well, and when the lime has drained to the bottom, pour the clear water 

 into a bottle ; cork and keep for use. 



