XX 



Index 



Research — continued. Pao e 



? Plant diseases at Kew' Gardens, 1918 ... ... .,. ... 174 



' . ' ,, pathology research ... ... ... ... 456,504,506 



i Research institutes... ... ... ... ... ... 287 



Rothamsted, work during the war ... ... ... ...478,497 



Returns, agricultural, gee A gricuUural Returns and Statistics. 



Rew, Sir R. H. : The worker's share in agriculture ... ... ... 577, 584 



Richards, H. W. : Manufacture of farina from potatoes ... ... 700 



Richardson, H. G. : Lincoln tractor trials ... ... ... ... 686 



Robertson, G. S. : Possibilities of the British Triesian cow for dairy 



purposes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 131 



Robson, R. : Control of weeds whitlow pepperwort and black mustard 66 

 Rothamsted Experimental Station : 



Account of work, 1914-19 ... ... ... ... ...478,497 



Opening of new laboratories ... ... ... ... ... 826 



Research work in plant pathology ... ... ... 456,504,506 



Rothschild school gardens, cultivation ... ... ... ... 543 



Royal Botanic Society, committee on educational and scientific work . . . 208 

 Royal home canner ... ... ... ... ... ... 058 



Rural industries, development, encouragement, by the Ministry 1059, 1155 



Russell, E. J. : 



Agricultural value of organic manures ... ... ... ...225,228 



Influence of farmyard manure on the clover crop ... ... 124 



Report on the proposed electrolytic treatment of seeds (Wolf ryn 



process) before sowing ... ... ... ... ... 971 



Work of the Rothamsted Experimental Station from 1914 to 1919 ... 478, 497 

 Rye: 



Growth as soiling crop ... ... ... ... ... 612 



Prices increased, retail ... ... ... ... ... 334 



Restrictions on use ... ... ... ... ... ... 563 



Salmon, E. S. : 



Potato-spraying, cxpcrimL'iit; at W ye College Fruit Experiment Station 71 



Potato-spraying experiments at Wye College, 1918 ... ... 269 



The ammonium polysulphide wash ... ... ... ... 821 



Scotland, raspberry growing on small holdings ... ... ... 396 



Seeds (for seed potatoes see Potatoes) : 



Effect of drying on germination of cereals ... ... ... 364, 662 



Electrolytic treatment before sowing (Wolf ryn process) for increased 



yields ... ... ... ... ••• •• 971 



Farm and garden seeds tested at Seed Testing Station, quality of ... 1102 



L^uid manure on ... ... ... ••• ••• ••• 87 



Mixtmes for 1919 hay crop ... ... ... ... ... 457 



Production in Denmark and U.S.A. ... ••• ••• ••. 1135 



Seed-growing in Great Britain ... ••• ••• 318 



Seed testing ... ... ... ... ••• ...363,808 



Seed Testing Station report. 1918-19 ... ... ... ... 868 



" Shelled " gram in oats ... ... ••• .■• ••• 489 



Silage crops, suggestions in choosing seed for ... ... ... 1176 



Testing of Seeds Order, 1918 ... ... ... ••• . ••. 811 



Wart disease of potatoes, immune variety seed, see under Fungi. 



Sewage sludge, see Manures. 



Sheaves, wet, method of harvesting ... ... ... ... 641 



Sheep, see Live Stock. For feeding of sheep see Feeding and Feeding Stuffs. 



Shoddy, see Manures. 



Shows, see Exhibition and Shows. 



Silage, a simple method of making ... ... ..• ••• 450 



„ mechanical pressure experiments in countries abroad ... ... 1105 



„ suggestions in choosing seed for crops ... ... ... 1177 



Small Holdings and Allotments. For settlement of soldiers on small 

 holdings see Land Settlemeent of ex-Service Men. 



Allotment, profitable cultivation ... ... .•• ••. 184 



Allotments, acquirement of land under Land Settlement (Facilities) 



Act, 1919 737, 1257 



Allotments, withdrawal for use for building purposes ... ... 1042 



Cultivation of Lands (Allotments) Order, 1919 ... ... .•• 555 



Denmark, small holdings in ... ... ... ••• 1061 



France, peasant proprietorship in ... ... ... ••. 1252 



Land sales, restrictions on notices to quit ... ... ... 662 



