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sively used as a flavouring for soups and stuffing. It thrives best 

 on a light warm soil. 



The plants are usually raised from seed sown in April in 

 shallow drills 8-12 in. apart. They should be thinned out 

 in June and July to 4 inches apart and the thinnings used for 

 planting up fresh ground at the same distances apart in the rows 

 and between the plants as already indicated. This herb may 

 be also bunched and dried for winter use. Cuttings can also be 

 taken, but seedHngs are the usual method of propagation. 



Where only a small quantity is required a single drill may be 

 sown at the margin of a border and left unthinned, when it will 

 form a good edging. 



At the present time there is a rather good demand for English 

 herbs, and EngHsh sage has been commanding a price ol about 

 150s. per cwt. as compared with 30s. per cwt. for Dalmation, 

 French and Greek produce. EngHsh Thyme has been com- 

 manding about 178s. per cwt. as against 50s, per cwt. for the 

 imported article. It is generally recognised that the English 

 article is very much superior to the imported. The annual home 

 consumption has been computed at about 200 tons of sage and 

 50 tons of thyme. It will therefore be apparent that although 

 at present the demand is good, the area necessary to produce it 

 does not amount to a very large acrea-ge, even taking the low 

 estimate of 1 ton per acre. 



The Ministry, with the approval of the Development Com- 

 missioners and the Treasury, has awarded the following special 

 Grants for i^^search grants for work in connection with 

 .... . agricultural problems during the academic 

 Res^ear^^^ year October 1921 to September 1922. 



These grants are in addition to the annual 

 grants-in-aid made to Universities and Kesearch Institutes for 

 the maintenance of agricultural research departments. 



Institution. Investigation. Amount. 



1. University College, Life History of Moniezia £300 



Aberystwyth. (tape worm). ' 



2. Armstrong College, Composition of Oat Straw - 250 



Newcastle. 



3. School of Agriculture, Silver Leaf Disease - - 400 



Cambridge. 



4. School of Agriculture, Soil Moisture - - - 100 



Cambridge. 



