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into the bottom of the second trench, and the black 

 soil of the fourth ti'ench into the upper part of the 

 second trench, and so on. The soil wheeled away 

 when llie plot was started serves to fill in tlie last 

 trenches. 



By this method the subsoil is ke])t wiiere it 

 should be — i.e., below the black soil, whicli is very 

 important on soils such as ours. Vegetables grown 

 in deeply-trenched soil are of far finer quality 

 than those on land only deeply dug, and even in 

 very hot sunnners suffer very little through 

 drought. Though trenching is hard work, it is well 

 worth the labour entailed. E. T. Ellis. 



Westwood, EcclesalL Shefheld. 



Reviews* 



The JoujiNAL of the Ministry ok Agriculture. 



The November number of this valuable Journal is 

 full of interest. Of special interest to horticul- 

 turists are the articles on Tiie DhtrUndlon of Wait 

 Disease, Profitable Fears for Marl-et, and Insect 

 and Fungvs Pests (hiring the Winter. The article 

 (illustrated) on Cottage Adaptation and Bestoia- 

 tion should be read and studied by country estate 

 owners, farmers and others who may hav.e disused, 

 tumble-down cottages about their estates or farms. 

 In these days of acute house shortage it is neces- 

 sary to consider every means of increasing the 

 number of habitable houses. The Use of Soiling 

 Crops in General Farming is a practical and timely 

 contribution on the problem of maintaining the 

 greatest amount of arable land, and, consequently, 

 wheat. 



Farm and Estate Book-keeping. 



This, the third edition, is an excellent manual for 

 farmers and gardeners, and, in fact, for anyone 

 engaged in business. It contains copious and clear 

 instructions on book-keeping in all its branches, 

 keeping in mind all the time the need for simplicity 

 and conciseness. Excellent articles are included 

 explanatory of how to open a bank account and the 

 subsequent methods of dealing with money trans- 

 actions by cheque, &c. 



Methods of making income tax returns are ex- 

 emplified, a most valuable chapter on a subject 

 which occasions no little trouble in quite ordinary 

 cases. 



Farm costings and records, estate ftccounts, 

 business terms, &c., are dealt with in other chap- 

 ters, the whole work being of intense interest to all 

 engaged in rural industries. The author is Mr. 

 Herbert Taylor, and the publisher Mr. Arthur 

 Fieldhouse, F.R.S.A., 6G West Parade, Hudders- 

 field. Price Gs. 6d. net. 



Income Tax Simplified. 



This l)ooklet, published at Is. 6d. net, gives in the 

 clearest manner instructions for making Income 

 Tax Returns. Examples applicable to "everyone 

 liable to assessment are given. It is certainly tlie 

 cheapest and best manual we have seen on a sul)- 

 ject which occasions, often, a good deal of concern 

 to those not endowed with a brain for figures. 



The aufcliors are A. Fieldhouse, F.R.S.A., and 

 E. E. Fieldhouse, M.A., LL.B., and the booklet is 

 obtainable from A. Fieldhouse, 66 West Parade, 

 Huddersfield. 



Department of Agriculture and Tech- 

 nical Instruction for Ireland. 



The Agricultural Wages Board for Ireland for the 

 year 1920-21 has been constituted by the Depart- 

 ment as follows : — 



Mr. J. V. Coyle, B.L., Department of Agriculture 

 and Technical Instruction for Ireland (Chairman) ; 

 Messrs. R. A. Butler, J. P., Popeshall. Skerries, Co. 

 Dublin; J. Clarke, J. P., Porthall, Strabane; M. 

 Gallagher, J. P., Kilnamanagh, CoUooney, Co. 

 Sligo; T. Linehan, Whitechurch, Cork; J. 

 McLoughlin, Roestown, Ardee; H. Minford, J. P., 

 Parkgate, Templepatrick, Co. Antrim; T. B. Pon- 

 sonby, D.L., Kilcooley Abbey, Thurles; W. Clarke, 

 N.A.U.L., 29 Belmore Street, Enniskillen; J. 

 Crangle, Priesthill, Hillsborough, Co. Down; J. 

 Dowling, I.T.G.W.U.. 91 O'Connell Street, 

 Limerick; J. Everett, U.D.C., I.T.G.W.U., Labour 

 Hall, Wicklow; T. Foran, I.T.G.W.U.. Liberty 

 Hall, Dublin; Edward Lynch, I.T.G.W.U., Cush- 

 kinny, Cobh, Co. Cork; W. J. Reilly, I.T.G.W.U., 

 21 High Street, Sligo; Miss E. Margaret Cunning- 

 ham, Trinity Hall, Dartry Road, Dublin; Lady 

 Russell, 102 St. Stephen's Green, S., Dublin; and 

 J. C. Nolan Ferrall, J. P., St. Helen's, Highfield 

 Road, Dublin. 



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