THE JOURNAL 



OF 



THE DEPARTMENT OF AGPJCULTURE, 



VICTOIil^A^.^ .A.TJ&TJEIJ^X^XJ^. 



CONTENTS.— SEPTEMBER, 1916. 



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Food Values and Rations ... ... ... ... B. A. Barr 513 



Apple Culture in Victoria ... ... ... ... J. Farrell 522 



Herd Testing — Fourth Annual Report on Testing Pedigree 



Herds ... .. W. A. N. Robertson, B.V.Sc, and R. T. Archer 533 



Notes on Portuguese Vine Varieties ... ... ... F. de Castella 565 



Sixth Victorian Egg-la\ing Competition, 1916-17 ... ... ... ... 571 



Orchard and Garden Notes ... ... ... ... E. E. Pexcott 573 



Reminders ... ... ... ... •.. ... ... ... 575 



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