THE JOUKNAL 



OF 



THE DEPAR'niENT OF AGRICUETURE. 



11 OCTOBER, 1 ^ O 9 



CO NTE NTS. 



PAQB. 



Training Ijoys at the Viticiiltuial College, Rutli'Tglen — 



A .Social Experiment ... ... ... .. O. H. Adcock 609 



The Fruit K.xpoit Trade to the Uniteil Kingdom and Knrope, 



Season 1901) ... ... ... E. Mcekiii;/ 615 



Sherry : Its Making and Rearing (con I i mud) ... F. de. Casttlla 6"21 



Seed Tests ... ... ... A. J . Eimrt and B. Rich 630 



Wood Sorrel sold as Clover ... ... ... ... A.J. En-art 634 



Spring Management of Bees (rontiiuK-d) ... ... ... R. Beuhne. 635 



Oats for Fattening Sheep and Land>s ... ... ... II. [V. Ham 637 



Victoria in London ... .. ... ... ... A T.Sharp 640 



The Tomato Weevil ... .. ... ... ... C. French, Jan. 642 



Artificial Alanurex Actx — 



Results of Analyses of Samples of Artificial Manures 



collected in tlie State of Victoria ... ... ... P. R. Scott 644 



Pig-raising ... ... ... ... ... ... IV. Smith 647 



Building Hints for Settlers — 



II. Plan, Specifications, and Quantities of a Pig-stye ... A. S. Ki'iii/on 649 



Orchard Notes .. .. .. ... ... ... J. Cronin 6.54 



Description of Apple — French Crab ... ... ... J . Cronin 656 



Silos and Silage ... ... ... ... . . ... ^4. S. Kmiyon 657 



Potato Scab ... ... ... ... ... ... J. G. Grtijory 671 



Answers to Correspondents ... ... ... ... ... ... 672 



Journal of A<jricultare — Copyright Provisions and Subscription Rate.s inside front cover 



Publications issued by the Uepartment of Agriculture ... inxidej'ront cover 



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



Longerenong Agricultui-al College ... ... ... ... inside back cover 



Wyuna Irrigation Farm ... ... ... ... inside hack cover 



Destructive Insects of Victoria, Part IV. .. ... ... ... hack cover 



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