THE JOURNAL 



OF 



THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



lO DECEIVCBER, 1908. 



CONTENTS. 



PAGB 



Mfth Progress Rei^ort on Viticulture in Europe — 



La Rioja and Aragon .. ... ... ... ... F. de Gastella 705 



Arsenate of Lead .Spray for Apple Root Borer ... ... C. French, Jr. 715 



Elements of Animal Physiology — 



XVL — The Central Nervous System ... ... ... W. A. Osborne 716 



Silos and Silage — 



1. — Notes on last Season's Work ... ... ... E. A. Ryland 722 



IL — Silage-making at CoUendina ... ... ... G. H. Adcock 728 



III.— Silage for Dan-y Cattle ... ... ... ... J, S. McFadzean 730 



Proclaimed Plants of Victoria — Guildford or Onion Grass 



A . J. Ewart and J. R. Tovey 



736 



738 

 740 

 741 

 745 

 746 



Toowooniba Canary Grass ... ... ... ... ... A.J. Eivart 



The Orchard ... ... ... ... ... ... ...J. Lang 



Shearing Shed for Four Shearers ... ... ... ... A. S. Kenyon 



Lambs for Export — Causes of Rejects ... ... ... H. W. Ham 



Merino Rams [continued) ... ... ... ... ... H. W. Ham 



Artificial Manures Acts — 



Results of Analyses of Samples of Artificial Manures collected 



in the State of Victorio. ... ... ... ... P. IL Scott 747 



Diseases of the Blood and Circulatory Organs ... ... S. S. Cameron 750 



A New Vegetable Pest — The Tomato Weevil ... ... C. French, Jr. 754 



Garden Notes — Annuals and Biennials ... ... ... J. Cronin 755 



Bacchus Marsh Poultiy Farm Competition ... ... ... H. V. Hawkins 760 



The " New System " of Selecting Laying Hens ... ... J. S. McFadzean 766 



Journal of Arjricidture — Copyright Provisions and Subscription Rates inside front cover 



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



Agricultural Education in Victoria — 



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



Longerenong Agricultural College ... .. ... inside hack cover 



Burnley School of Horticulture and Small Farming ... inside hack cover 



Lectures on Agricultural Subjects, 1909 ... ... ... inside back cover 



Agricultural Classes, 1909 ... ... ... ... inside back cover 



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