THE JOUl^NAL 



OF 



THE DEPARTMI'^XT OF AGRICULTURE, 



V^XCTOTITJ^^ .A-USTK-^^LI A.- 



CONTENTS— AUGUST, 1916. 



PAOB 



Lucerne Man u rial Tests ... ... A. E. V. Richarchon, M.A., B.Sc. 449 



Mxperimeuts in the Cultivation ot Potatoe.s, 1915-1 fi ... J.T.Rauisay 461 



Apple Culture in Victoria ... ... ... J. Farrell 471 



Bee-Keeping in Victoria . .. ... ... ... F. li. Beuhne 479 



The New Alcohol Tables .. ... .. ... ... ... 487 



Rice Cultivation, Koyuga .. ... Temple A. J. Smith 493 



Insect Pests of the Fruit, Flower, and Vegetable GarrleTi ... C. French, Jnr. 495 



Vernacular Names of Victorian Plants 



A. J. EwaH, D.Sc, Ph.D., and C. S. ShIIoh, M.B., Ch.B. 499 



iSixth Victorian Kgglaj'ing Competition, 1916-17 .. . ... 502 



Growing Feed for Cows— Lessons of the Drought .. J as. Grant 505 



Victorian Rainfall ... ... ... ' H.A.Hunt 507 



Orchard and Can lei 1 Note.-, ... ... "* K. K. PtHCoti 509 



Reminders ... .. ... . ... ... ... oil 



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