CONTENTS. 



MARCH, 1921. 



Page 

 Notes ... ... ... ... ... ... 193 



The Problem of Scab — Pica Survey — Retirement of tlie Principal Veterinary 

 Officer — Agricultural Organization — Co-ordination of the Department's Work 

 — The World's Crops — Buchu — The Sweet Potato : Its Extended Use — Export 

 of Maize : The 1919-20 Crop — Veld Burning and Oyerstocking — Construction 

 of Earthen Dams — Currants : The Union's Deficient Production — Index of 

 "Journal" (page 222) — Plant Nurseries in Quarantine (page 229) — Average 

 Yields of Certain Crops (page 239) — Export of Grain, etc. (page 252) — Kinds 

 of Cotton Gins to Use (page 265) — Fruit Export (page 268) — World Crops : 

 Special Cabled Advice from the International Institute of Agriculture, Rome, 

 respecting the position of certain world crops (page 274) — Citrus Scale Insects 

 (page 276) — Outbreaks of Animal Diseases : January. 1921 (page 281) — Meat 

 Statistics : January, 1921 (page 285). 



Departmental Activities ... ... ... ... ... ... 204 



co-okdination of the department's work ... ... ... ... 218 



The Cultivation of Buchu ... ... ... ... ... ... 223 



The Sweet Potato and its Cultivation along the Southern Coast Belt 229 



The Problem of Scab ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 240 



Construction of Earthen Dams... ... ... ... ... ... 244 



Local Market Prices : The Rise and Fall op the Market ... ... 253 



Agricultural Organization ... ... ... ... ... ... 256 



White Ant Notes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2(36 



Pruning of Deciduous Fruit Trees ... ... ... ... ... 268 



A New Wool Scheme ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 275 



The Vegetable Garden ... ... ... ... 277 



The Poultry Yard Month by Month ... ... ... ... ... 278 



Notes from the "Gazette" ... .... ... ... ... ... 279 



Staff : Appointments, Transfers, etc. ... ... ... ... ... 280 



The Weather ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2S1 



The Oversea Market ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 282 



Local Market Prices ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 283 



The Local Market ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 284 



Recent Agricultural Literature ... ... ... ... ... 286 



