THE JOURNAL 



OF 



THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



'VICTOK,!^^, .A."CrSTE,-A.LI.A.. 



CONTENTS.— M AY, 1912. 



I'AOB. 



Wheat aud its Cultivation... ... A. E. V. likharchon, M.A., B.Sc. (Arjric.) 265 



Influence of Soil Moisture upon Nitrification /. W. Paterson, B.Sc, Ph.D., 



and P. P. Scott 275 



The Port of Hull as a Distributing Centre for Australian 



Produce ... ... ... ... ... ... A. Wihon 282 



General Notes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 286 



Certification of Stallions ... ... ... W. A. N. Robertson, B.V.Sc. 288 



Lavender Cultivation ... ... ... ... ... J. Knight 316 



Basis Wines ... ... ... ... ... ... F. de Castella 321 



Egg-laying Competition ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 324 



Rainfall in Victoria ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 325 



Orchard and Garden Notes ... ... ... ... E. E. Pescott 326 



Reminders for June ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 328 



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