THE JOURNAL 



OF 



THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



CONTENTS.— APRIL, 1912. 



FAOB 



\Vheat and its Cultivation... ... A. E. V. Richard-^^on, M.A., B.Sc. {Arjric.) 201 



Propagation of Friiil Trees ... ... ... ... C. F. Cole 208 



The Olive ... ... ... ... ... ... L. Macdonald 212 



Farm Blacksmithing ... ... ... ... ... G. Baxter 217 



Soil Moisture and Cropping ... ... /. W. Paterson, Ph.D., B.Sc. 222 



An Kffective Sparrow Trap ... ... ... ... /. Wilson 225 



Bee-keeping in Victoria ... ... ... ... ... F. E. Beuhne 226 



General Notes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 229 



Swan Hill Home Milking Competition ... ... ... S. J. Keys 232 



Annual Grant to Agricultural Societies ... ... ... ... ... 235 



The Pig Industry ... ... ... ... R.T.Archer 239 



The Influence of Superphosphates on Wheat ... A.J. Ewart, D.Sc. , Ph. D., F L. S. 256 



Insectivorous Birds of Victoria ... ... ... ... C» French, Jnr. 258 



Orchard and Garden Notes ... ... ... ... E. E. Petcott 260 



Answers to Correspondents ... ... ... ... ... ... 262 



Egg-laying Competition ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 263 



Reminders ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 204 



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