Vol. XXVII. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 5. 



The Journal 



OF THE 



Ministry of Agriculture 



AUGUST, 1920, 



PRINCIPAL CONTENTS 



(For Complete List of Contents see page xu.) fAOZ 



The 1921 Wheat Crop : Britain must grow more. Sir Thomas- 



MiddUton, K.B.E.y C.B. 424 



The Progress of Agricultural Co-operation in England and 



Wales since the Armistice. Carr. - - - 428 



The Work of Agricultural Executive Committees since the 



Armistice - . - . 437 



Farmyard Manure : Its Making and Use. E. X Russell, D.Sc. 444 



The Decline in Sheep Breeding. Sir Henry Rew, K.C.B. - - 450 



Open-Air Pig-Keeping 456 



Economic Position of the Poultry Industry. Edward Browne 



F.L,S. 458 



Utility Rabbit Keeping at Public Institutions - - - 463 

 Buildings for SmaU Holders : Experiments in Adaptation. 



Captain S. Douglas Meadows - 468 



The Scorching of Foliage by Sea-Winds. L- A. Boodle - 479 



Pests appearing during August 487 



Feeding Stuffs in August. Professor T. B. Wood, C.B.E., M.A. 490 



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