§ Sir A. SINCLAIRasked the Secretary for Scotland whether his attention has been drawn to the Reports of the successful experiments conducted by the Institute of Agricultural Engineering on the farm of Snadford, near Oxford, in the artificial drying of hay and corn harvests; whether Reports on these experiments are being circulated among farmers in Scotland; and whether similar experiments will be undertaken by the Board of Agriculture in Scotland this year?
§ Sir J. GILMOURThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. The Report on the experiments referred to has been distributed by the Board of Agriculture to the three Scottish agricultural colleges, who have arranged for demonstrations of artificial crop-drying to be held in their respective areas during the present season. The results of those demonstrations will be made known to farmers. I think that these measures will suitably meet the situation so far as Scottish agriculture is concerned.