CONTENTS 



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SEPTEMBER 1904. 



Survey of the Work and Progress of the Department 

 Introduction 

 Agricultural Education 



Report of the Chemist for Agriculture 

 Analytical Work . . 

 Investigations in the Field 

 Educational Work 



Report of the Vegetable Pathologist 

 Experiments 

 Plant Diseases 

 Miscellaneous 



Report of the Entomologist 



Investigations and Experiments 



Inspection of Orchards, Nurseries and Gardens 



Examination of Fruit, &c.. Imported and Exported 



Report of the Chief Inspector of Stock 

 District Reports.. 

 Border Inspectors' Reports 



Report of the Viticultural Expert 



Report of the Viticultural Inspector . . 

 Rutherglen 



District Experiment Stations 

 Educational Work 



Report of the Principal of the School of Horticulture C. Bogiic Lnjfmann 

 School Work of the Year . . 

 Demonstration Orchards in the Country 

 Field Lectures and Practical Lessons 



Report of the Bacteriologist and Scientific Instructor in Dairying T. Cherry 

 Progress of the Industry .. 

 Silage for Dairy Cows 



Report of the Inspector of Foods for Export .. .. A.A.Brown 



Exports during the Year . . 

 Damage to Stock from Grass Seeds 

 Disease in Animals 



. F. J. Uoxvdi 



. D. Mc Alpine 



C. French 



J. R. Weir 



.M.d'A.Burncy 

 . G. H. Adcock 



Report of the Botanist 



Report of the Work of the Forestry Branch 

 Alienation of Forest Lands 

 Nurseries and Plantations 

 Revenue 



Report of the Poultry Expert 

 Time to Export Poultry . . 

 Exporting and Storing Eggs 

 Agricultural Classes 



Report of the Dairy Expert . . 

 Dairy Inspection.. 

 Grading Butter . . 

 Instruction in Cheese Making 



Report on Dairying in New Zealand . . 

 Grading Dairy Produce for Export 

 Manufacture of Dried Milk 



Rainfall for June and July 



Statistics — 

 |«<^ Perishable Produce Exports 



O Fruit and Plants Inspected for Import and Export 

 O} Frozen Meat, &c., Inspected for Export 

 .^publications issued by the Department 

 CNPookie Agricultural College— Announcement .. 



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