CONTENTS. 



AUGUST. l'>20. 



Pacje 



Methods of Fire Protection ... ... ... ... ... ... 413 



Poisoning of Cattle by Feeding on Er(;otized Paspalum ... ... 422 



CiuAR-ToBAcco Investigations... ... ... ... ... ... 427 



The Agriculture and Soils of thk Cape Province ... ... ... 42'.> 



Development of Agricultural Machinery ... ... ... ... 44^- 



TionENT In.(uri" to Trees ... ... ... ... ... ... 44.-, 



Food Value of Willow Leavi:> ... ... ... ... ... ... 4.r,(; 



Lamb Fattening ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 45<i 



The Department of Agricultike during the War ... ... ... 4(5;; 



Turkeys... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 479 



Experiments and ]nvestigathin.< ... ... ... ... ... 47^ 



l^OTES ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 480 



Ostrich Feathers — Frickl.v Pear and JointLd Cactus Exteiniinati^m^Butter 

 and Cheese — The World's Crops — Piat Poisori^^Marketing of Meat : Facilities 

 for Farmer.-. — Interesting Piailway Figaro (page 426) — Eailage of Sheep to 

 Fresh Pasturage (page 428)— The Union's Summer Crojxs, 19i;t-20 (page 428) 

 — Plant Nurseries in Quarantine for Pests (page 444)— East Coast Fever in 

 the Pretoria District (page 455)— South African Pork and Bacon (page 457) — 

 Sale of Live Stock at Cedara School of Agriculture (page 490). 



Staff : Appointments, Transfers, etc. ... ... ... 48§ 



The Poultry Yard Month by Month ... ... ... ... ... 489 



The Vegetable Garden ... ... ... ... 49] 



Notes from the "Gazette" ... ... ... ... ... __ 492 



South African Produce on the Oversea Market ... ... ... 411^ 



Oversea Prices of South African Produce ... ... .. ... 49.> 



Kkcent Agricultural Literature ... ... ... ... 495 



At the Schools of Agriculture and Experiment Stations ... ... 500 



Meat Statistics... ... ... ... ... ... ... _, 504 



Export of <iRAiN. etc. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5o.-> 



<3rop and Live Stock Report ... ... ... ... ... ... 506 



liOCAL Market Prices ... ... ... ... .». ... ... ,50s 



