THE JOURNAL 



OF 



THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



VICTOK,!^^, .A-XJSTK-^^I-.I.A-. 



CONTENTS.— JUNE, 1916. 



PAGE 



Contagious Abortion ... ... ... W. A. N. Robertson, B.V. Sc. 321 



Report on the Fiftli Egg-laying Competition, 1915-16 ... ... A. Hart 329 



Lectures, Farmers' Classes, and Stallion Parades ... ... ... ... 340 



Vitieultural Nursery, Wahgunj'ah ... ... ... ... ... 345 



(jlovernnient Certilication of Stallions — Ninth Annual Rejiort 



(Sea.son 1915) ... ... ... W. A. N. Roberl-son, B.V.Sc. 354 



I'ractical Poultry Keeping ... ... ... ... A. Hart S66 



Field Crop Competitions (Potatoes) 



Standard Test Co^vs 



Sixth Victorian Egg-laying Competition, lUUI-lT 



Orchard and Garden Notes 



Kemindcrs 



J. T. Ramsay 372 



... 376 



379 



E. E. Pe^cott 381 



... 384 



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