THE JOURNAL 



OF 



THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



'VIOTOE.I-A., -A.XJSTI?,-A.LIA.. 



CONTENTS.— OCTOBER, 1912. 



PASE 



Lime in Agriculture ... ... ... ... Vy Dr. S. S. Cameron 585 



Victorian Limestone Deposits ... ... ... ... ... 59(> 



Note on Limestone Deposits in Victoria ... ... W. G. EohertHon 598 



The Chemistry of Lime ... ... ... ... P. Rankin ScoU 603 



Tlie Practice of Liming ... ... A. IJ. V. Richardson, M. A., B.Sc. 608 



The Relation of Lime to Soil Fertility John W. Paterson, B.Sc, Ph.D., 



and P. P. Scott 619 



The Use of Lime in Victorian Vineyards ... ... F. de CasteUa 628 



Lime for Tobacco Land .. ... ... Temple A. J. Smith 6.36 



The Use of Lime in Potato Culture ... ... .., Geo. Seymour 639 



Lime for Orchards ... ... ... ... ... P J. Carmody 640 



Notice to Manufacturers and Lnporters of Artificial Manures ... ... 6-11 



•Spring Cheddar Cheese-making ... ... ... ... G. G. Sawert 642 



Second Victorian Egg-laying Competition, 1912-13 ... ... II. V. Hawkins 644 



Orchard and Garden Notes ... ... ... ... E. E. Pescott 645 



Reminders for Nfivember ... ... ... .. ... ... . . 64g 



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