JVgricufiuraf ^onxnat 



AND MINING RECORD. 



Vol. IV. FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1901. No. 1. 



The Journal is issued fortnightly, i.e., every second Friday. Communications to be addressed to 

 the Editor " Agricultural Journal," Box 221, Maritzburg. 



The Journal may be obtained from the Publisher, Mr. WM. WATSON, upon payment of an 

 Annual Subscription of 5s. With the exception of the Portuguese Colonies, the Journal is franked 

 to all parts of South Africa. 



Reading Gases for holding a year's issues of the " Agricultural Journal," leather back, cloth sides 

 26 strings, lettered on side. Is. 6d. each. Binding yearly volumes in cloth, 4s. each. 



CONTENTS. 



District Reports 

 Veterinary. 



Ouarter-Evil Vaccine.— By H. Wat- 

 kins-Pitchford, F.R.C.V.S. ... 



Maggot Fly in Animals 



Locust Destruction. Soap and 

 Arsenic Solutions ... 

 Agriculture. 



Irrigation in Australia ... 



Winter Turf Oats 



Agriculture in America and Europe 

 Genesis of Basic Slag 

 Wattle Ash for Manure. — Alex. 

 Pardy, F.C.S. 



Cattle. 



Devon Breeding. Interview with 

 Mr. T.W.J. Sail.— 3y "Ergates. ' 



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Dairy. / 



CooUng Dairies (Illustrated) ... 

 Fruit Culture. 



Fruit Industry of Queensland 

 Miscellaneous. 



The Ho-i. F. R.Moor in Australia : 



Paspalum... 

 Cold Storage and Refrigeration 

 Natal Botanic Gardens— Curator's 

 Report 

 Correspondence, 



Horse Breeding ("En Passant")— 



A.K.Murray 

 Grape Berries Bursting— Br. Nivard 

 „ „ » Wm. Lister 

 Gleanings 

 Market Reports 



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Volume IV. 



THE Joxirnal to-day enters upon its 

 fourth year of existence. Owing to 

 the invasion of the northern parts of the 

 colony, and the absence at the front of 

 many members of the Department, the 

 issues of several months of the last year 



were lacking in matter of local origin. 

 The Editor takes this opportunity of 

 thanking all who in any way have con- 

 tributed to the interest and information 

 the columns of the Journal are intended 

 to afEord. 



Quarter-evil Vaccine^ 



THE increased demand for this prepara- 

 tion within the last few weeks tends 

 to show the intimate connection between 

 the disease quarter-evil and the rainfall. 

 Although one finds cases of the disease 

 occurring throughout the year— even in 



By H. Watkins-Pitchpord, F.R.C.V.S. 



the height of winter during the con- 

 tinuance of low temperatures and absence 

 of moisture — there can be no doubt that, 

 as with many diseases, the number of 

 cases of quarter-evil largely increase as 

 the veld becomes saturated with moisture 



