THE JOURNAL 



OF 



THE DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTIIHR, 



VICTOR,!^^, J^Ty&T:RA.lL.XA^. 



CONTENTS.— OCTOBER, 1918. 



I'Alil', 



Agi'iculture and Agricultural Education in Canada ... 



A. E. V. Richardson, M.A., B.Sc 511 



Copper Fungicides t(u- Vine Diseases ... ... ... F. de Cas'ella 592 



Indigenous Fibrous Plants of Victoria ... ... J. W. Audas, F.L.S. GOO 



The Residual Effect of Superphosphate .., ... ... George S. Gordon 610 



Herb Growing ... ... ... ... ... E. E. Pe^cott 617 



The Suntiower : Its Cultivation and Utilization ... J. W. Audas, F.L.S. 620 



Turkey Breeding ... ... ... ... ... ... A. Hart 626 



The Carrying Capacity ... ... ... ... ... E. W. Murphij 629 



Hints on Weed Control ... ... ... ... H. W. Darey, F.E.8. 631 



Drenching Sheep 



W. A. N. Robertson, B.V.Sc. 633 



A \Vork Bench for the Amateur ... ... ... ... ... ... 634 



Orchard and Garden Notes ... ... ... ... ... ... 636 



Reminders ... ... ... ... ... ... ••• ... ''38 



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