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Reseaech in Brewing. 



[Nov., 



The Committee further aims at preventing successful research 

 workers from being unfairly exploited, and where the means 

 for research has been found from the Research Fund, the 

 Committee will ensure, so far as in them lies, that the dis- 

 coverer or inventor shall not go unrewarded. Lastly, the 

 scheme makes provision for the appointment by the Research 

 Pund Committee of Advisory Officers to act in liaison between 

 the various sub-committees and the investigators. 



Research Work. — Work has so far proceeded in three main 

 directions, viz., hops, timber and barley. 



The timber research does not, perhaps, at the moment con- 

 cern the agricultural industry- very closely. On the other hand 

 the barley research opens out such a vast field of enquiry that, 

 before a specific programme of work can be embarked upon, 

 the particular line of research showing most promise of direct 

 value to the Brewing Industry has to be ascertained. To this 

 end a summary of the published literature dealing with the 

 evaluation of barley from the nitrogen standpoint has been 

 prepared, and is now under consideration. 



Hop Investigations. — The work on hops has already made 

 progress, and may be given in some detail as indicating the 

 lines on which research in general may be expected to proceed. 

 Work on hops is divided into five main sections: — (1) the 

 breeding of new varieties; (2) manuring; (3) drying; (4) test- 

 ing for brewing value; and (5) chemical investigations. 



For the work on the breeding of new varieties the Brewing 

 Research Fund Committee has made use of the research organi- 

 sation already set up by the ^Ministry of Agriculture. This 

 research is carried on at the South-Eastern Agricultural College, 

 Wye, and at the East Mailing Research Station. The aim is 

 to breed new varieties which will produce a heavy yield of hops 

 resistant to disease, and at the same time contain the highest 

 amount possible of resins and other desirable brewing qualities. 

 The newly raised seedlings are planted out in the College 

 Experimental Hop Garden which now contains over 4,000 

 seedlings, and those varieties showing most promise as heavy 

 croppers of good quality are transferred to the hop garden at 

 the East ^Mailing Research Station where tests are carried out 

 on a larger scale.* 



* The Committee has decided for the time being to contribute to the College 

 the snm of £500 per annum to cover the cost of (1) the part maintenance of 

 the Hop Nursery and raising seedlings, (2) the chemical analyses of the hops 

 grown at East Mailing Research Station, and (3) the salary of a part time 

 investigator. 



