Complex sentence: Part of the predominately agricultural county of Lincolnshire, the Sleaford area was a major producer of barley in the 1880s; when germinated and dried to form malt, this forms a key ingredient in the production of beer.
Split into simpler sentences: Part of the predominately agricultural county of Lincolnshire, the Sleaford area was a major producer of barley in the 1880s. When germinated and dried to form malt, barley forms a key ingredient in the production of beer.