TFIE JOUl^NxVL 



OF 



THE DRIWRTMENT OF AGRIGULTUlUi, 



VICTOT^IJ^, V^TJSTR, A-LIA.. 



CONTENTS.— AUGUST, 1917. 



Treatment of Pastures 



Apple Culture in Victoria 



Notes on Cheddar Cheese Making 



Milling and Baking Qualities of Australian Wheat 



P. Rankin Scott and F. 0. B. Winslow 474 



Report of Proceedings of Fourth Conference of the I'omologicid 



Committee -April, 1917 ... E. E. PescoU, Secretary oj Pomological Committee 482 



First Progress Kejiort of Special Committee of the Common- 

 wealth Advisory Council of Science, &('. . on Damage by 

 Insects to (Jrain in Store 



Australian Fodder Shrub— The Salt Bush .. •/. »'. 



Lime Wa-hing of Cow Byres 



The Poultry Industry ... .. ... A 



Where the Dairyman's Profits Go ... 



Some Observations of the Drought on our Western Border 



Orchard and Garden Notes 



Reminders 



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