601 



In francs the sums spent per head of population are the fol- 

 lowing : 



The alcohol consumed per head, is as follows for the three 

 parts of the United Kingdom : 



Gallons Litres 



England 1.9 8.62 



Scotland 1.3 5.90 



Ireland 1.5 6.81 



A. R. LING, Malting Barleys of 1909. (J. Inst. Brewing, 1910, 16, 

 16-21). Abs. Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry. Vol. 

 XXIX, 643-44, Lond, May, 31, 1910. 



On the whole, the quality of the 1909 barleys must be regarded 

 as unsatisfactory though the author considers that with rational 

 malting, it should be possible to produce good brewing material 

 from the majority of the barleys. From his experience of the 1909 

 barleys, he considers that their main characteristics mav be sum- 



