THE JOURNAL 



OF 



THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



V^ICTOI^I--^, .A.XJSTR..A.IL.T A.. 



CONTENTS.— MAY, 1918. 



Report on Agricultural Education Methods, &c., in the State 



of California ... .. ... A. E. V. Hichardson, M.A., B.Sc. 



Covernment Certification of Stallions— Report Season 1917-18 



If. A. N. Rjberlson, B.V.Sc. 



A Ci-ntribution to the Study of Hereditary Uusoundne.^s in 



Hor.ses ... ... ... ... W. A. N. Robertson, B.V.Sc. 



Standardized Packing and Grading of Fruit ... ... Ernest Meeking 



Accidental Abortion in Dairy Cattle ... ... ... W. F. Beacotn 



Ho\T to Make Home-lNIade Cheese ... 

 Victorian Rainfall 



A Few Hints on the Feeding of Horses 

 Orchard and Garden Notes 

 Reminders for June 



G. C. Sawers 



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