THE JOURNAL 



OF 



THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



CONTENTS.— JULY, 1918. 



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Agriculture in America — Letter from Mr. A. E. V. Bichardson, 



3I.A., B.Sc, to the Director of Agriculture ... ... ... ■• 385 



The Babcock Tester on the Farm . ... ... ... R. T. Archer 396 



Diseases of Sheep ... ... ... W. A. N. Robertson, B.V.Sc 410 



Beet &\igsir—Repjrt by W. L. Williams, Manager, Sugar Factory, 



Maffra, of his visit to America ... ... ... ... ... ... 416 



Notes on Vine Black Spot or Anthracnose ... F. de CasttUa and C. C. RrittlebanJc 420 



A Contribution to the Study of Hereditary Unsoundness in 



Horses ... ... ... W. A. N. Robertson, B.V-Sc. 426 



Report of Pomological Committee of Australia for 1918 E. E. Pe.icott, F.L.S. 434 



List of Plants proclaimed under the Thistle Act for the State 



of Victoria ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 44.5 



List of Plants proclaimed under the Thistle Act for certain 



Municipalities in Victoria ... ... ... ••. ... ••• 446 



Hints on Flax Cultivation when grown for both Seed and Fibre ... ... 447 



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