19 JANUARY 1929, Page 15

just been achieved by one of our great firms. The

Soya bean which is remarkable for the amount of oil it contains, was successfully grown in Berkshire during the year and prodirced a fair amount of ripened seed. Even if something was due to the super-excellence of the summer weather, it is still probable that our plant experts will soon develop a variety that can flourish and seed in England. Any British-grown plant that can supply a concentrated fodder for stock in winter would be a godsend to the British farmer and would reduce the bill for imports. The Soya bean would be as useful as one of the new processes for extracting oil from coal.