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boils. Allow it to boil for about two minutes, and then remove from 

 the fire and stand the pan in another vessel containing cold water 

 until the sugar begins to cloud ; then stir well and pour into prepared 

 glass-topped boxes made by glazing one side of a section, or into saucers 

 lined with paper, so that when cold it can be lifted out in a block. 

 WTien set, it should be a moist solid mass easily cut into with the finger 

 nail. 



Candy given in January should have about a quarter of a pound of 

 pea flour mixed with the above quantity. This is best done during the 

 cooling process. The flour should not be poured in all at once, but 

 lightly sprinkled in while stirring, so that it mixes evenly right through 

 the candy. 



When the candy is made with plain sugar it is advisable to medicate 

 it with a disinfectant. Izal, Bacterol, or Flavine can be used for this 

 purpose in the following proportions : — 



One teaspoonful of Izal to 8 lb. of sugar. 

 One teaspoonful of Bacterol to i lb. of sugar. 

 One grain of Flavine to i lb. of sugar. 

 To medicate when dealing with Foul Brood there should be added to 

 each pound of sugar as much Naphthol Beta as can be heaped upon a 

 three-penny piece. This should be dissolved in sweet spirit of nitre, 

 whisky, or methylated spirit. The disinfectant in all cases should be 

 added when the syrup or candy is cooling, not when it is hot. 



The Royal Commission on the Sugar Supply have agreed to issue 

 to all registered bee-keepers a ration of bee food of 6 lb. of sugar per 

 stock for the period January to May, 1920. 



Covernment Policy. — ^The Parliamentary Secretary to thej^ Board, in 

 reply to a question by Major Courthope, stated that a Bill was being 

 drafted by the Board to carry out generally 

 Replies to ftuestions the agricultural policy outlined by the Prime 

 in Parliament Minister, but that he was not in a position 

 afifecting Agriculture, to give details at the present moment. As 

 stated by the Prime Minister the Bill will be 

 introduced early next Session. (8th December, 1919.) 



Compulsory Ploughing- Orders. — In reply to a question by Sir F. 

 Blake, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board stated that the Govern- 

 ment's scheme for increasing the area under the plough was carried out in 

 1 91 7 and 1 91 8 as an emergency measure necessitated by the pressing need 

 for rapidly increasing the home production of food. The work was under- 

 taken by local committees of practical men familiar with the districts. 

 Farmers were, as a general rule, notified of the intended visit of the person 

 or persons deputed to select grassland to be broken up. They were 

 also invited to suggest suitable land, and, in any case, every farmer had 

 ample opportunity after he had been served wi tha Cultivation Crder of 

 stating his views to the committees and of suggesting alternative land. 

 It was competent for any person who considered that he had suffered 

 loss as a result of a compulsory ploughing Order to submit a claim for 

 compensation to the Board through his County Agricultural Exccuti\ e 

 Committee up to the 3rst July last. (i8th December, 1919.) 



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