Journal of the Department 

 - OF Agriculture. 



Vol. v. august, ]922. No. 2. 



Published monthly in English and Afrikaans by the Department of Agriculture 



Union of South Africa. 



Editofi G. W. Klerck. 



Subscription : Within the Union and South-West Africa, 5s, (otherwise 6Sm) per 

 annum, post free, payable in advance. 



Applications, with subscriptions, to be sent to the Government 

 Printer, Pretoria. 



NOTES. 



A New Feature. 



Readers of the Journal will find in this issue the commence- 

 ment of a new feature under the head of "Agricultural Inquiries 

 and Replies." In announcing- this addition in last month's issue 

 it was pointed out that many letters are daily received by the 

 Department from all parts of the Union which are attended to by 

 the various officers qualified to deal with the problems they contain. 

 These letters reflect in larg-e measure current matters of farm 

 practice that concern farmers as a whole, and it is considered that 

 by selecting' those of g-eneral interest and applicability much useful 

 information may be imparted. 



In order to make room for the above, the statistical matter and 

 market intellig-ence hitherto contained in the Jovrnnl will in future 

 appear with the crop report published monthly by the Department. 

 The enlarged publication will be entitled " Crop and Market Report," 

 and will be issued towards the close of every month. 



Conimon Potato Pests. 



Following an article by Mr. Gr. J. Bosnian on " Potato Culture 

 in the Union " that was published in the July, 1922, number of the 

 Journal, there appears in the present issue one by Mr. Big'alke, of 

 the (xlen School of Agriculture, Avho has compiled a useful number 

 of notes on the root gall-worm, the potato tuber moth, and the potato 

 ladybird beetle, pests that are responsible for much diminution in 

 the returns of potato growers. The main features of these pests are 

 given and how they may best be controlled, and for the information 

 of those desirous of obtaining fuller particulars, reference is made 

 to the literature on the subject. In regard to the latter it is pointed 

 out that such as are published by the Department are obtainable oij 

 application to this office. 



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