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and the Royal Horticultural Society very kindly sent a copy 

 to every member of the respective societies. In this way about 

 15,000 leaflets were distributed mainly among the persons most 

 likely to be concerned with the preservation of beech trees. 



During the latter part of the summer a somewhat similar 

 attempt was made in another direction. An influential meeting 

 of maltsters, brewers, barley dealers, threshing-mill owners and 

 others interested in the question of dressing barley was held in 

 Edinburgh in June, with the object of calling attention to the 

 unsatisfactory manner in which much of the barley grown in 

 Great Britain is threshed. The matter was considered to be of 

 urgent importance, and the assistance of the Board was invoked. 

 A short note on the Threshing of Barley was issued in the 

 Journal for July, and this was subsequently reprinted as a leaflet 

 (No. 149) and steps were taken to secure its circulation amongst 

 persons interested. The Highland and Agricultural Society 

 distributed 2,000 copies amongst farmers and those engaged in 

 the barley trade. Thirteen maltsters and barley merchants took 

 250 copies each for circulation, and twenty-four agricultural 

 societies sent copies to their members. A number of gentle- 

 men undertook to issue copies to all farmers in the more 

 important barley growing districts by means of the post, so 

 that in all 40,000 leaflets were distributed during the barley 

 season. 



The total number of leaflets sent out in 1905 was 1,648,000, 

 compared with 1,342,000 in 1904. 



The number of single copies of leaflets distributed during 1905 

 was probably reduced by the issue at a charge of 6d. of the 

 bound volume of leaflets Nos. i — 100. The demand for these 

 books continued throughout the year, and no fewer than 7,000 

 copies were disposed of in the course of the twelve months. 

 Many letters were received by the Board testifying to their 

 usefulness, convenience, and cheapness, and it is clear that 

 many persons have found that in their bound form the leaflets 

 are easier to preserve and consequently to consult than when 

 loose. One interesting example was brought to the Board's 

 notice. A certain farmer calling on a friend found a bound 

 copy of the leaflets lying on the table, and during his host's 

 absence from the room looked at its contents. On his friend's 



