Journal of the Department 

 OF Agriculture. 



Vol. I. DECEMBER, 1920. No. 9. 



Published monthly in English and Afrikaans by the Department of Agriculture, 



Union of South Africa. 



Ediior: G. IV. Klorck. 



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NOTES. 



Meetings of Oflacers of the Department. 



The Eig-lit Honoiua])le 1^". S. MaLan, M.L.A., Minister of Agricul- 

 ture, has inaugurated montlily meetings with the Secretary, the Under- 

 Secretaries, the Heads and Sul)-heads of Divisions, including the 

 Principals and Vice-PrincipaLs of Agricultural vSchools. The object 

 of these monthly meetings is to enable the chief officers of the Depart- 

 ment to become acquainted witli the work performed in the different 

 branches, and to engender a feeling of co-operation and unity. Officers 

 will by this means be in a better position also to answer inquiries by 

 the public with whom they may come in contact in the course of their 

 official travels. These meetings will be utilized for discussing 

 questions of policy and any new work projected. The first meeting was 

 lield on the 8th November and proved to be a great success. 



Annual meetings of heads of divisions with officers who are 

 situated at outlying stations will also be held in order to give such 

 officers an opportunity of exchanging views and learning directly from 

 the head of their division, matters of importance which he maj- have 

 in view. Such meetings, it is believed, will facilitate work of officers 

 in the country and afford an opportunity for discussing suggestions 

 which they may desire to put forward. They cannot fail to stimu- 

 late interest in the work of officers. To a limited extent this was done 

 in the past, but it is proposed to make it a regular practice in future. 



Locusts. 



Up to 12th November voetgangers in small numbers had been 

 reported this spring in the Districts of Kimberley, Jacobsdal, Cradock, 

 Graaff-Peinet, and Willowmore. For the most part the insects occur 



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