LIBRAK'V 

 NEW YORK 

 BOl ANJCAL 



Journal of the Department 

 OF Agriculture. 



Vol. v. JULY, 1922. No. 1. 



Published monthly in English and Afrikaans by the Department of Agriculture, 



Union of South Africa. 



Editor: C. Vi. Klcrck. 



Subscription: Within the Union and South-West Africa, 5s, (otherwise Gs,) per 

 annum, post free, payable in advance. 



Applications, with subscriptions, to be sent to the Government 

 Printer, Pretoria. 



NOTES. 



Problems of the Farmer. 



The farmer naturally looks to the Department for advice on 

 matters concerning his crops, live stock, etc., and many letters are 

 daily received from all parts of the Union, which reflect the problems 

 of tiie day, and which are attended to by the various officers versed 

 in the subjects in question. The Department welcomes correspon- 

 dence of this nature : for the vastness of the country makes it impos- 

 sible for the limited number of available officers to get in frequent 

 direct touch with every farmer for the purpose of advising him on 

 the many matters neces^sary to his progress. It does expect, however, 

 that through the medium of its chief mouthpiece, the Journal, 

 farmers in the earnest prosecution of their industry will accept the 

 means thus offered of keeping in touch with the Avork of the Depart- 

 ment charged with the furtherance of their interests. In order, 

 therefore, to enable farmers to benefit by the advice that is given to 

 others concerned perhaps with similar problems, a section in future 

 issues of the Journal will be set aside for puljlishing inquiries made 

 by farmers throughout the Union, together with the Departinent's 

 replies thereto. These inquiries will be selected from those considered 

 into be of the most general interest, and will cover a wide range of 

 gSubjects. ■ Both question and answer will be given in a concise form. 

 S^y this means it is hoped to make available seasonable advice in a 

 r-.forni that can readily be absorbed, and the Department trusts that 

 .farmers generally will make use of and benefit by the specially 



selected information that will thus be provided. 

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