June 2, 1920.] 



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2nd June, 1920. 



CONTENTS. 



Lucerne on the Coast — 



The Central Coastal Districts 



The South Coast ... ■ 



A Novel Experiment 



Superphosphate or "Basic Super" F.B.Guthrie 



Plants which Produce Inflammation or Irritation of the Skin 



J. H. Maiden 



Grazing Sheep on Vines 



Kiln-drying Maize — With Notes on Heat for Controlling Weevil and Sweating 



in Maize and Millet W. B. Gurney and J. M. Pitt 



The Electrolytic Treatment of Seeds (Wolfryn Process) before Sowing 



G. P. Darnell-Smith 



Mice as an Apiary Pest W, A. Goodacre 



The Production of Mint for its Oil A.J. Pinn 



Thrift Gardening 



Trials with Peas B. C. Meek 



The Boys ana Girls' Clubs. ... " .. .: 



Native and Introduced Grasses at Mount George, Manning River 



E. Breakwell 



Elephant and Para Grass on the Manning River 



The Utilisation of Reclaimed Swamp Land 



The Poisonous Properties of Castor-oh, Beans 



The Rugging of Dairy Cattle 



Ants in a Bee-hive 



Chats about the Prickly Pear — No. 4 



The Testing of Pure-bred Cows in New South Wales.. 

 Three Native Beetles attacking Orchard Trees 



... H. Wenholz 

 S. T. D. Symons 

 J. A. Robertson 

 W. A. Goodacre 

 J. H. Maiden 

 L. T. Maclnnes 

 W. W. Froggatt 



Safeguarding Farm Stock from Disease— (1) Preventing the Introduction of 



... Max Henry 

 ...R. N. Makin 

 L. T. Maclnnes 



W. A. Goodacre 

 W. A. Goodacre 



W. W. Froggatt 

 C. 0. Hamblin 

 J. Hadlington 



Infection (continued) 

 Kale for Supplying Green Feed to Poultry 



Neutralisation of Cream 



Some Recent Publications 



The Care of Honey when Stored 



Treatment of Extracted Honey 



Another Combined Spray 



Saunders' Case-moth (Metura elongata) 



Collar Rot of Citrus Trees 



Poultry Notes — June .. 



Hardwood as a Well Casing . 

 Orchard Notes — June 

 Agricultural Bureau of New 



Branches ... 

 Agricultural SdciETiEs' Shows . 



W. J. Allen and W. le Gay Brereton 

 South . Wales— Reports and Notices from 



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