THE J OT JKJNT AL 



OF 



K DEPARTMENT OF AGRIGULTU 



^VICTOR.I.A., A.USTR. A.LI A.. 



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CONTENTS.— JUNE, 1919. 



Some Recent Developments in the Daii ying Industry of the 



United States ... ... ... A. E.V. Richardson, 31. A., B Sc. 



Ke[)ort on the Eighth Victorian Eijg- Laying Competition, 

 1918-19 



The Australian Flora from an Ornamental Aspect 



Reclamation of VV^aste Land 



The Rig Industry at Rochester 



Alsatian Potash ... 



Rota.sh Manure.s — Sulphate or Muriate? 



The Litchi 



Rich Milk in Cheese-making 



Work at Rutherglen State Farm ... 



Flue Curing Lemon Bright Tobacco Leaf ... 



Experiments in the Control of St. John's Wort 



Orchard and Garden Notes 



Reminders for July 



... .4. Hari 



E. Pescott, F.L.S. 



E. W. Murphy 



R. C. Larimer 



F. de CasteUa 

 W. Audas, F.L.S 



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