THE JOURNAL 



OF 



THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



A. T. SHARP, Editor. 



CONTENTS.^OCTOBER, 1911, 



Piopagatiou of Fruit Trees — Bu'Wing (ron/iittud) 



The Nomenclature of Fruit 



Orchard and Garden Xotes 



Toljaoco Culture — Tent-grown Tul^acco 



Vine Diseases in France — Diseases of Doubtful Parasitism 



Cool Storage Grapes at the Royal Show 



Tree Planting Competition 



Painted sApple Moth 



The Nitrogen Cycle as it affects Agriculture 



.Spring Management of Bees (con<27iMed) 



Farm Blacksmitliing — Forging 



Closer Settlement Studies — 



Onions in South (iippsland 



Pumpkins and Dairying 

 To Start Farming — 



I. Hints for New Settlers 

 Victorian Egg-laying Competition, 1911-12 

 Cheddar Cheese-making 

 Answers to Correspondents — 



Harvesting Pasp.ilum Seed 



Mouldy Silage 



Mating Fowls 



Death of Turkeys 



Carbide Waste 



Flagging ... 



Grade Bull... 



Ringbone ... 

 Reminders for November 

 •Soy Beans— Seed for Di.-tribini' 



C. F. Cole 



E. E. Pencott 

 E. E. Pk^cott 



T. A. J. Smith 



F. de Castdla 

 F. de Ca.¥.ella 



G. French, jun. 



E. S. Holmes 



F. R. Beuhne 

 (J. Baxter 



'. S. McFadzeaii 

 '. S. McFadzean 



T. A. J. Smith 

 H. V. Hawkina 



G. C. Saicfrs 



718 Rubber Hose fur Injections 



•718 Defective Quarter 



718 Ditiicult Parturition (Kwes) 



719 Molasses 



719 Diet for Sow witii Liticr 



719 Sheep Books 



719 Adding S.ilt to Cream ... 



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