CONTENTS. 



JUNE, 1921. 



Page 



Notes ... ... ... ... .•• ••• 481 



Wool and Hair: Canadian Imj ortatioiis — Tlie Improvement of Cotton by Seed 

 Selection — Government Scholarships — Locusts in Canada — Cotton Pink Boll- 

 worm in the West Indies — Vegetable Growing — Blue-tongue — Poor-grade 

 Austialian Cheese — Preventives of Anthrax Infection — South African Exhibi- 

 tion at Amsterdam — Marking, Addressing, and Packing of Goods for conveyance 

 by Rail — A Dreaded Cane Disease — Inspection of Vine Nurseries — Trekking of 

 Sheep and Goats — Plant Nurseries in Quarantine (page 504) — Outbreaks of 

 Animal Diseases: April, 1921 (page .51()) — Export of Agricultural Produce 

 (page .520)— Meat Statistics (page .520)— Fruit Export (page 524)— True Co- 

 operation at Koi)jes (page 532) — Export of Grain, etc. (page 585) —Marking 

 Sheep with Tar (page 535)— Bon Chretien Pears: Breakdown in Export (page 

 55(>) — Restriction of Introduction of Cotton Seeds, etc.. from Southern Rhodesia 

 (page 561) — New TarifE for Export Chain, etc. (page 573) — Mushrooms and 

 Allied Fungi : Determination of (page 57(i)— Experiment Stations in Brazil 

 (page 576). 

 Departmental Activities ... ... ... ... ... ••• -^''2 



The Improvement of Cotton by Seed Selection ... ... ... 505 



Catarrhal Fever of Sheep — Blue-Tongue or Bekziekte ... ... 517 



Barley Production for Brewinc; ... ... ... ... ■■• •"'21 



Plant Dlseases in the Western Province ... ... ... ... 525 



Maizk in Rotation ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 533 



Export of South African Dried Fruit ... ... ... ... ... 536 



Weeds in South Africa — II ... ... ... ... ... ••• 541 



Loss OF Water-Soluble Phosphate in certain Fertilizer .AIi.xturks ... 552 

 The "Fi.fi Disease'" of Sugar-Cane ... ... ... ... ... 554 



Arsenical Poisoning of Stock ... ... ... ... ... ... 557 



Chart showing Seasons for Growin(4 Vegetables on High Veld ... 562 



„ „ „ „ „ ,, „ Low Veld ... 563 



The Vegetable Garden ..." ... ... ... ... 564 



The Poultry Yard Month by Month ... ... ... ... ... 565 



Notes from^the "Gazette" ... "... ... ... ... ... 566 



The Weather ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 568 



Staff: Appointments, Transfers, etc. ... ... ... ... ... 56'.» 



The Oversea Market ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 57o 



Crop Report ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 570 



Local Market Prices ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 571 



The_ Local Market ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 572 



World Crops ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 573 



Recent Agricultural Literature ... ... ... ... ... 574 



Division of Veterinary Education and Research ... ... ... 575 



