THE JOURNAL 



OF 



THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



lO FEBKXJ^I^Y, 1909 



CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



The Orange ill Eastern Spain ... ... ... ... F. de Caxtella 65 



Viticulture in the Levante ... ... ... ... ... F. de Cantella 70 



Fruit Casein Act \i)0<a ... ... ... ... ... J.G.Turner 76 



The Orchard .. ... ... ... ... ... ... J. Lang 78 



Management of Pullets during Autumn anil Winter ... ... H. V. Hrnvkiii-i 79 



Selecting Laying Stock . " ... ... ... ... H. V. Hawkins 80 



Elements of Animal Physiology — 



XVII.— Reproduction (routiuued) ... ... ... W. A. Onhorne 81 



Nhill Farm Competition, 1<H)S ... ... ... ... ... H. Boss 86 



Septica^nia Hiemorrhagica in Cattle ... ... ... A. W. Curlewls 91 



Export of Best Ewe Lambs ... .. .. H.W.Ham 93 



Arsenical Poisoning in Cattle ... ... ... ... W. J. Colebatch 94 



Proclaimed Plants of Victoria — Bindweed .. A. J. Ewartand J. R. Tovey 96 

 Agricultural Education — 



Report on Classes held during 1908 ... ... ... H. V. Hawkins 97 



Diseases of Farm Animals — 



Poisonings {continued) ... ... ... ... S. S. Cameron 100 



Utility Poultry Keeping ... ... ... ... ... ... A. Hart 111 



Answers to Cojrespoudents ... ... ... ... ... ... 127 



Journal of At/ricidtare — Copyright Provi.sion.s and Subscription Rates inside front cover 



Publications issued liy the Department of Agriculture... ... m.fide 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 hack cover 



Agricultural Classes, 191)9 ... ... ... ... inside hack cover 



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