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THE twentieth annual report of the National Research Council, Canada, covering the year 1936-1937*, contains the report of the president of the Council as well as reports from the various divisions. Even the president's brief review of the organization of research, both pure and industrial, indicates that the work of the Council makes contributions to the progress of industry in Canada comparable with the contribution of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research in Great Britain. The Division of Biology and Agriculture is devoting considerable attention to studies in the storage and transport of food. Valuable information obtained by visits to Europe during the year is being applied to the improvement of export trade arrangements. Simple and rapid methods have been worked out by the Division for determining the probable effectiveness of weed killers by their effect on the rate of growth of plants in water culture. A new method of experimental malting has been developed which seems to give the true value of varieties of barley, even though these require widely different malting conditions to give the best results. A new paper box packing has been developed for storing and shipping poultry, which can be sealed conveniently to prevent loss of moisture and the danger of freezer-burn. Apparatus has been developed for accurate measurement of atmospheric humidity at low temperatures and when only small amounts of moisture are present in the air. Work has been carried out on the relation of bacteria to the curing and to the uniformity of cured bacon, and other work has been carried out by the Division on the baking quality of wheat and in co-operation with the Canadian National Railways on a method of heating refrigerator cars which has led to the development of an underslung charcoal heater.
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Scientific and Industrial Research in Canada. Nature 142, 966–967 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/142966b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/142966b0