THE JOUJriNAL 



OF 



THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



VIOTOHI-A., -A.TJSTE..A.LI.A.. 



CONTENTS.— SEPTEMBER, 1917. 



Annual Report on the Testing of Pedigree Herds for year 

 1916-17 ... ... ... ... W. 



Apple Culture in Victoria 



Spring Grafting of the Vine 



Another Good Dairy Farm 



Meihixls for Cutting and Packing Mutton, &c., &c. 



Victorian Rainfall— Second Quarter, 1917 



Orchard and Garden Notes 



Reminders for October 



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