THE JOURNAL 



OF 



THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



lO SEPTEMBER, 1908 



CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Diseases of the Skin — 



II. Parasitic Skin Diseases (continued) ... ... S. S. Camtron ... 513 



Elements of Animal Physiology — 



XII.— The Circulation ... ... ... ... IT'. A. 04>on/e ... 519 



An Effective Lime Spreader ... ... ... ... F. E. Lee ... 528 



Artificial Manures Acts — 



Results of Analyses of Samples of Artificial Manures collected 



in the State of Victoria .. ... ... P. IV. Wilkinson ... 530 



Garden Notes — The '1 ulip ... ... ... ... /. Cronin ... 533 



Insect Pests in Foreign Lands — Seventh Progress Report W. W. Froryjatt ... 536 



Citron Melons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 542 



Effect of " Pollarding" Oak Trees ... ... ... J. Johnstone ... 543 



Eradication of Bracken ... ... ... ... A.J. Ewart ... 544 



Proclaimed Plants of Victoria — The Pitch Weed A. J. Ewart and J. B. Tovey ... 544 

 Fifth Progress Report on Viticulture in Europe — 



Almeria and the Shipment of Fresh Grapes ... F. de CaMeVa ... 545 



The Jijona Fresh Grape Industry ... ... F. de Ca^tdla ... 552 



The Orchard ... ... ... ... ... ./. Lamj ... 55.3 



Maize for Fodder- -Benefits of Cultivation by " Listing" C. K. Harrixou ... 555 

 Statistics — Quarter ended 30th .June, 1908 — 



Rainfall in Victoria ... ... ... B. F. Griljlfhs ... 557 



Exports of Perishable and Frozen Produce ... ... ... /.'. C'roirf ... 558 



Imports and Exports of Fruit, Hants, Bulbs, Grain, &c. /. G '/'tinier ... 558 



Potato Experimental Fields, It07-8 ... ... ... G. Seipaonr ... 559 



Effects of Manures on Potato Crops ... ... ... F. E. Lee ... 571 



A Prolific Pumjjkin .. ... ... ... .. ... ... 575 



Laml) Mortality through Tetanus ... ... ... H. W. Ham ... 576 



Tanning of Fox Skins ... ... ... ... A A. Brown ... 576 



Journal of Ayricidture — Copyright Provi.sion.s anti Sub.scription Rates in.^ide front cover 



Publications issued l)y the Department of Agriculture ... ... inside front cover 



Dookie Agricultural College ... ... ... ... ... ... hack cover 



Longerenong Agricultural College ... ... ... ... ... hack rover 



Burnley Sciiool of Horticulture and Small Farming ... ... ... hack rover 



Answer.'* to Correspondents ... ... ... ... inside hack cover 



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