THE JOURNAL 



OF 



THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



A. T. SHARP, Editor. 



CONTENTS.— NOVEMBER, 1911, 



/. M. Rttd 



W. Gamble 

 A. J. Ewart 



Victoi-ian Tree Planting Gonipetition, 1912-15 

 To Start Farming — 



II. Hints for Beginners 

 The Use of Kainit as a Plant Food and Fnngicide 

 Artificial Manures Act, No. 2274 — 



Notice to Manufacturers and Importers of Artificial Manures 

 Farm Blacksmithing — Forging (roH^JHMec^) ... ... ... G. Baxter 



Dairying in the South Gippsland Hill Country ... ... H. C. Churches 



Extracting Honey ... ... ... ... ... F. R. Beuhne 



A Scale Insect Destructive to Citrus Trees — Olive Scale ... C. French, junr. 



The Fruit P^xport Trade to the United Kingdom and Europe, 1911 E. Meekimj 



Handbook of Funyiis Diseases of the Potato in Australia 



I'rospects of the Coming Fruit Crop 



Propagation of Fruit Trees — Grafting 



Orchard and Garden Notes 



Greek Currants ... 



Victorian Egg-laying Competition, 1911-12 ... 



The Broom Filne Industry 



Red Polls as Milkers 



Urgent Dairj^ Farm Work — A Warning for the Coming Season 



Answers to Correspondents— 



P. J. Carmody 

 C. F. Cole 



E. E. Pescott 



F. de Caslella 



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J.S. 



V. Hawkins 

 A. J. Smith 

 A. J. Synith 



MrFadzean 



Clearing Muddy Water in Dam 783 



Thomas Pliospliate ... ... 783 



Home-made Bonedust ... 783 



French Gardening ... ... 7S3 



Reminders for December ... 



Banihoo Blinds 

 Rliuharb 

 Cow Peas 



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