THE JOURNAL 



OF 



THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



VICTOI^IA., A.XTSTR.A.LI A.. 



CONTENTS.— JANUARY, 1918. 



PAOK 



Fourth Annual Field Day — Longerenong Agricultural College ... ... i 



The Road to Success in Dairy Farming ... ... J. S. McFadzean 10 



Apple Culture in Victoria .. ... ■■ J. Farrdl 16 



Farming in England in Early Times ... ... ••• ... ••• 25 



Lucerne Growing in South Gippsland ... •■■ A. Mess 36 



List of Fertilizers Registered under the Artificial Fertilizers 



Act for the year I y 18 .. ... • P. Rankin Scott 39 



Regulations, &c., under Fungicides Act 



Beet for Sheep 



Instinctive Choice of Food and Water by Stock 



Points about Jibbing Horses 



Potash — Its Need and Sources 



Orchard and Garden Notes 



Reminders ... ... ... " ... 



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