Jan. 2, 1920.] Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. 



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2nd January, 1920. 



CONTENTS. 



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The Motor Tractor in Great Britain 1 



Elephant, Para, and Guinea Grasses at Wollongbar ... A. H. Haywood 6 



Great Britain's Increased Use of Fertilisers 6 



Farmers' Experiment Plots — Winter Green Fodder Experiments, 1919 — 



Central Coastal District J.M.Pitt 7 



Some Recent Publications 12 



The Utility of Poison Gases for Pest Extermination 13 



The Spread OF Contagious Mammitis A.R.Young 15 



Agricultural Machinery and Farm Book-keeping 16 



Notes on Californian Experience with Apple Mildew ... W. J. Allen 16 



Sulphate or Carbonate? 16 



Grain Sorghums in Northern Districts R. W. McDiarmid 17 



Vineyard Notes FOR January ... H. E. Laflfer 18 



Licks for Different Classes of Country F. B. Guthrie 19 



Cause of Second Growth in Potatoes A. H. E. McDonald 23 



Popular Descriptions of Grasses (continued) — The Danthonia Grasses 



E. Breakwell 24 



Soil Improvement for Maize— I — Manures and Fertilisers ... H. Wenholz 29 



Suggested Variation in Spray Formula .. 35 



Temporary Removal of Bees to Better Districts ... W. A. Goodacre 36 

 Farmers' Experiment Plots — Potato Experiments, 1918-19 — 



New England District R. W, McDiarmid 37 



South-western District ... ... ... ... G. C. Sparks 41 



Trefoil Dermatitis Chas. L. 'Gorman 43 



Farm Book-keeping 44 



New South Wales Choicest Butter — Percentage of Butter-fat and Water 



L. T. Maclnnes 45 



Poison Baits for White Ants .. W. W. Froggatt 46 



The Pruning of the Vine {continued) H. E. Laflfer 47 



Cement Necessary for 8,000-gallon Tank 55 



Stamping Eggs for Cold Storage 55 



Notes on the Apple Rcot Weevil (Leptops hopei) ... W. W. Froggatt 56 



Treatment of Armillaria with Iron Sulphate 60 



Poultry Notes — January J. Hadlington 61 



Malnutrition in the Hive 64 



Destroying Starlings with Poisoned Grain W. W. Froggatt 64 



Orchard Notes — January ... ... ... W. J. Allen and W. le G. Brereton 65 



Bokhara Clover on the Southern Tablelands E. Breakwell 67 



Agricultural Bureau of New South Wales 68 



Agricultural Societies' Shows 76 



