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Dairying. — Mr. O'Callaghan points out that this is an industry 

 which is making great strides in this colony, and in order that 

 our producers may be able to hold their own in the markets of the 

 world, it is necessary that scientific methods should be applied in 

 the manufacture and rating of the product. Attention has been 

 given to Pasteurization, and the introduction of this method, which 

 obviates the use of preservatives and the consequent exclusion of 

 butter so treated from the British market, should be encouraged. 

 Tuberculosis is a disease which is far too prevalent among cows, 

 and Mr. O'Callaghan strongly advocates the use of the tuberculin 

 test in all doubtful cases, and is about to submit this disease to 

 experiments which from the nature of the case will be somewhat 

 extensive. Mr. O'Callaghan further points out the necessity of 

 establishing a central laboratory for bacteriological research and 

 for veterinary purposes. The importation of a number of dairy 

 stock of the various well known breeds, with a view to improving 

 the cattle in the colony, has been resolved upon by the Minister 

 for Agriculture. 



Entomology. — Mr. Froggatt, Government Entomologist, supplies 

 the following: — During the year nine articles have appeared in 

 the Agricultural Gazette dealing with Economic Entomology. — A 

 series of papers (4). "Forest Moths that have become orchard or 

 garden Pests," i. - iv. ; "Entomological Notes," dealing with 

 several rare or destructive insects ; "Fruit Fly Maggot (Tephrites 

 Tryoni); "White Ants, their habits and depredations"; "Insects 

 on the Northern Rivers"; "San Jose Scale, Aspidiotus pernici- 

 osus"; "Coccids in Sydney Gardens." All these papers are illus- 

 trated with careful drawings made from living insects by the 

 artists of the department. Investigations have been carried out 

 on the life histories of many of our common insects, such as the 

 case moths, vine moth, fruit fly, San Jose scale, etc. 



Several consignments of humble bees have been imported from 

 New Zealand, and liberated in various parts of New South Wales 

 during the winter, but no reports have yet been received as to 

 how they are getting on. Large additions have been made to the 



