180 Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [10 March, 1917. 



The possibility of establisliing in Australia new industries dependent 

 on the supplies of cotton for their raw material is also of obvious 

 importance. The executive conimitti-e of the Commonwealth Advisory 

 Council of Science and Industry is ini|uiring into the whole question of 

 cotton-growing and tlie marketing and utilization of the raw cotton with 

 a view to making a report on the whole matter to the Commonwealth 

 Government. 



— Communicated by the Commonwealth Advisory Council of Science 

 and Industry. 



PLANTING AND 11EC( INSTITUTION OF VINEYARDS. 



Conditions Governing- tlie Distribution of Pliylloxera-Resistant Vine 

 Rootlings and Cutting's. 



The conditions subject to which Victorian vine-growers may purchase 

 phylloxera-resistant vine cuttings and rootliugs (grafted or uugrafted) 

 have been drawn up for the current year, and copies of same are now 

 available on application. 



Beyond the necessary alterations of dates (substitution of 1917 for 

 1916, &.C.), the conditions are much the same as for last season. There 

 is no alteraticn in price. 



The time within which applications will be received has, however, been 

 extended by one mouth in each case, as will be seen telow. In view of 

 this concession, applicants are required to finally decide, when filling 

 in their application forms, as to their stock and scion requirements ; no 

 amendment can be ipermitted later. 



A clause has also been inserted prchibiting any re-sale of resistant 

 stocks supplied by the Department, without the wr'tten authority of the 

 Director. 



It will sufl&ce here to explain that resistant vines are supplied to in- 

 tending planters in any of the following forms, and at the prices stated, 

 packing extra : — 



Resistant rootlings, grafted with scions previously supplied by 



applicants, at per 1,000, £6. 

 Resistant rootlings, ungrafted, at per 1,000, £1 10s. 

 Resistant cuttings, at per 1,000, 15s. 



Application Forms. 



No application will be entertained unless made on the forms supplied 

 for the purpose, which are obtainable from the Director, Department 

 of Agriculture, Melbourne, or from the Principal, Viticultural College, 

 Rutherglen. 



Separate forms are provided for {a) Grafted Rootlings (yellow form), 

 {h) Ungrafted Rootlings and Cuttings (pink form). Applications 

 must be filled in on the proper forms. 



Each applicant for forms will be supplied with a copy of the de- 

 tailed conditions governing the distribution of phylloxera-resistant vine 

 rootlinss and cuttings. 



