Bennett's of Ballinacurra Descriptive List (Ref. B609)

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growing farms in Cork, Wexford, Carlow, and other counties. Books stamped ‘Supplied for the Public Service’. Two volumes

B609/7/D/6 Final Reports and Results of the Experimental Barley Plots, 1901-04; 1905-07; 1906-10. Three volumes, printed by DATI. The first two volumes are largely written by John H Bennett. DATI is described as the author of the last, which has the slightly different title Results of Experiments on the Growth of Barley, 1906-10. In this last, the object of the experiments is stated to be to determine ‘1. The most suitable variety of barley to grow in Ireland. 2. The most advantageous and economical artificial manures for barley. The results are being considered from two standpoints: - (a.) The advantages to be gained by the farmer in yield and market value. (b.) The merits of the crop produced for malting and brewing respectively’. It is noted that the experiments have been conducted since 1901 by DATI ‘with the aid of a contribution from Messrs A Guinness, Son, & Co, Ltd’. B609/7/D/7 Barley Experiments, Printed Booklets and related matter, 1899-1941 [1960]. The printed matter gathered here was generally produced by or for the Department of Agriculture, or by AGS. Other journals in the collection containing relevant articles are also included. Works present are as follows: Irish Agricultural Organisation Society, First Annual Report of Field Experiments carried out in the counties of Wexford, Cork, Tipperary, Mayo, Meath, King’s County and Queen’s County, 1899, by HC Sheringham (1900); DATI, Final Report on the Experimental Cultivation of Barley in the counties of Cork, Tipperary, Wexford, and Louth, Season 1903; DATI, Final Report and Results of the Experimental Barley Plots, 1905; AGS, Minutes of Commission Maltsters’ Conference, Sept 7, 1904; AGS, Minutes of Commission Maltsters’ Conference, August 23, 1905; AGS, Summary of Report on the Danish Experimental Plots, together with the Conclusions drawn on all Variety Experiments conducted in Ireland up to and including the Season of 1905; AGS, Experimental Malthouse Summary, 1901-10; [AGS], Laboratory Report, No 3, The Danish Experimental Plots, 1904 [AGS], Laboratory Report, No 7, Irish Barley Statistics, 1904; British Association for the Advancement of Science, Address, Reports, and Abstracts (Agriculture), 1913, including Irish Barley Experiments 1901-1907 by John H Bennett; DoA Journal, Vol XXV No 4 (1926), including reports on the work of the Seed Propagation Division for the years 1924 and 1925 – Field Experiments, 1925 – and Plant breeding in Ireland in its relation to the Tillage Problem; Royal Statistical Society, Co-operation in Large-scale Experiments, WS Gosset, 1936; Beet Growers’ Association Record, No 5 (1941), including Production of Seed Grain in Eire by T O Connell;

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