THE JOURNAL 



OF 



THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



8 OCTOBER, 1907'. 



CONTENTS. 



PASB 



The Melbourne Royal Agricultural Show, 1907 ... ... A.T.Sharp ... 577 



The Elements of Animal Physiology — 



IX.— Animal Nutrition ..." ... ... ... W. A.Osborne ... 586 



Improving the Milk Yield ... ... ... J. M. B. Connor ... 591 



Progressive Dairy Farms ... ... ... J. S. McFadzean ... 595 



Cheese Making ... ... ... ... ...J. G. McMillan ... 598 



Wheat Judging ... ... . ... ... H. Pye ... 605 



The Proclaimed Plants of Victoria — The Cape Weed 



A. J. Eicart and J. R. Tovty ... 606 



(iarden Notes— The Sweet Pea .. ... ... /. Cron.in ... 606 



Improvement of Soils ... ... ... ... ... H.Jacob ... 610 



Problems affecting Fruit Transportation and Marketing ... E. Aleekin;/ ... 612 



The Orchard ... ... ... ... ... ... /. Lang ... 616 



Silo Building ... ... ... ... ... ... A. S. Kenyon. ... 617 



Silage Notes ... ... ... ... ... ... A. S. Kenyon ... 623 



Fifth Convention of the Victorian Chamber of Agriculture, 1907 — 



VII. — Breeds of Sheep influencing Lamb-raising ... H. W.Ham ... 625 



Conditions surrounding the Export Trade in Lambs ... A. A. Brown ... 631 

 Diseases of Farm Animals — 



Diseases of the Foot ... ... ... ... S. S. Cameron ... 635 



Journal of Agriculture — Copyright Provisions and Subscription Rates im^ide front cover 



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



Answers to Correspondents ... ... ... ... inside back cover 



Dookie Agricultural College ... ... .. ... bark cover 



Longerenong Agricultural College ... ... ... ... back cover 



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