THE JOXJKNA.L 



OF 



THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



lO OCTOBER 1908. 



CONTENTS. 



PASS 



Fifth Progress Report on Viticulture in Europe — 



From Almeria to Madrid ... ... ... ... F. de Castella ... 577 



Insect Pests in Foreign Lands — Eighth Progress Report W. W. Froggatt ... 587 

 Stock Eating Clippings and Cuttings from Gardens — A Dangerous 



Practice ... ... ... ... ••• ^- •^- Eivart ... 588 



Vine Apoplexy ... ... ... ... ••• F. de Ca.stella ... 590 



A New Fodder Plant— The " Chou Moellier " ... ... J. M. B. Connor ... 591 



Proclaimed Plants of Victoria — Californian Stinkweed or Sheepweed 



A.J. EioartandJ. R. Tovey ... 592 



Recent Developments in Wheat Breeding ... ... F.E.Lee ... 593 



Improvement in Dairy Herds ... ... ... ... P. J. Carroll ... 597 



Dairy Farming — Practical Points for Producers ... ... P.J.Carroll ... 605 



Artificial Manures Acts — 



Supplementary List of Unit Values, Season 1908 ... P. B. Scott ... 610 



The Growing of Fodder Crops ... ... ... G. H. F. Baker ... 612 



Washing White Leghorns for Exhibition ... ... H. V.Hawkins ... 618 



Influenza in Horses ... ... ... ... ... S.S.Cameron ... 619 



Garden Notes— The Magnolia .. . ... ... ... ... J. Cronin ... 625 



The Orchard ... ... ... .•• ... J. Lang ... 628 



The Apple Exjiort Trade with the United Kingdom and Germany, 



Season 1908 ... ... ... ■•• •• E. Meeking ... 629 



A Home-made Seed Drill ... ... ... ... W. H. Dunstan ... 634 



Vine Canes as Fodder ... ... ... ... F. de Caatella ... 684 



Elements of Animal Physiology — 



XIIL— Respiration ... ... ... ... W. A. Osborne ... 6.35 



Journal of Agriculture — Copyright Provisions and Subscription Rates imide front cover 

 Publications issued by the Department of Agriculture ... ... inside front cover 



Answers to Correspondents ... ... ... ... inside back cover 



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 Destructive Insects of Victoria, Parts I., II., III. By C. French. 2s. 6d. each. 



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