CONTENTS. 



APRIL, 1920. 



"The Journal of the Department of Agriculture' ... ... ... i 



The Progress of Agriculture in South Africa... ... ... ... S 



The Prevention of Contagious Abortion in Cattle ... ... ... 8 



Brak in its Relation to Irrigation ... ... ... ... ... 13 



Some common Adulterants found in A(4Ricultural Seeds ... ... 2Ct 



The iFertilizers. Farm Foods, Seeds, and Pest Remedies Act (No. 21 of 



1917);... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... H2 



The Use of Hard or Saline Waters for Sheep Dipping ... ... 40 



Results of Winter Cereal Experiments at the School of A(jricultuue. 



Elsenburg, Mulder's Vlei, Cape Province ... ... ... 45 



Rats in Sugar-Cane ... ... ... ... ... ... ... o.> 



Practical Hints for the Prevention and Eradication of East Coast Fetkr .^S 



South African Standard for Poultry and Eggs ... ... ... 64 



Agriculture and the War ... ... ... ... ... ... en 



" The Weeds of South Africa" ... ... ... ... ... ... 73 



Eeseakch,and Investigation ... ... ... ... ... ... 7(; 



Notes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7^ 



Concerning tlie Sheep and W(jol Industry — Anthrax — Limestone Resources 

 of the Union Shortage of Foodstuffs and Raw Materials— Meat Export — 

 Successful Exhibits. London Dairy Show — Curing of Hides — Pirbright Cattle 

 Testing Station— The Gift of the Late Mr. H. G. Flanagan — Brands and 

 Earmarks (page 12) — Advisory Committee on Agficultural Matters Qiage 

 25) -South African .Jams (page 44) — Frozen Meat (page 54) -Agricultural 

 Policy (page 72) — South African Gum (page 7.")). 



South .African Produce on the Oversea Market ... ... ... st-i 



Oversea Prices of South African I'hodi ce ... ... ... ... ;i] 



Staff ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... <»2 



Staff Changes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ;i2 



Notes from the "Gazette" ... ... ... ... ... ... 94 



Recent Agricultural Literature ... ... ... ... kg 



At the Schools of Agriculture and Kxperiment Stations ... ... lOO 



Meat Statistics... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... i05 



Export of Grain, etc. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 106 



Crop and Live Stock Reim.ikt ... ... ... ... ... ... i07 



liOCAL Markki- Prices ... ... ... ... ... ... ... no 



