THE JOURNAL 



OF 



THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



8 FEBRXJ^^^RY, 10O7'. 



CONTENTS. 



PAQS 



Diseases of Farm Animals — 



VI. — Veterinary Operations, Methods and Practices ... S.S.Cameron ... 65 



Yellow-Breasted Robin ... ... ... ... C. French ... 78 



The Elements of Animal Physiology — 



III.— The Elements of Bio-Chemistry ... ... W. A. Oshorne ... 80 



The Commerce Act and Fruit Exports ... ... J.G.Turner ... 89 



The Necessity for Inspection of »Some Dairies ... ... ... ... 93 



A Milk-Producing District ... ... ... ... J. S. McFadzean ... 94 



•Garden Notes— The Canna ... .. ... ... J. Cronin ... 100 



The Proclaimed Plants of Victoria — Acacia Hedge 



A. J. EicartandJ. R. Tovey ... 104 



Robbing Box Hives ... ... ... ... ... B. Beuhne ... 105 



Artificial Manures Acts — Unit Values for 1907 ... ... W. P. Wilkinson ... 106 



Dairy Farm Buildings ... ... ... ... S.S.Cameron ... 117 



The Orchard ... ... ... . . ... J. Lang ... 125 



Statistics — 



Imports and Exports of Fruit, Plants, Bulbs, Grain, &c. J. G. Turner ... 126 



Rainfall in Victoria ... ... ... ... P. Baracchi ... 127 



Maize Cultivation ... ... ... .. ... 8. S. Cameron ... 128 



Publications issued by the Department ... ... inside front cover 



Answers to Correspondents ... ... ... ... inside hack cover 



Agricultural Education in Victoria ... ... ... hack cover 



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