Vol. XXVII. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 11. 



The Journal 



OF THE 



Ministry of Agriculture 



FEBRUARY, 1921. 



PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. 

 (For Complete List of Contents see page xxiii.J page 



The Agriculture Act, 1920 994 



The Embargo on the Importation of Canadian Store 



Cattle : Deputation to the Minister - - - 999 

 Foot-and -Mouth Disease: The Question of Invasion - 1C04 

 The Modern Cottage of Chalk and Cement. John F, Wilkes 1010 

 Prevention of "Bunt" in "Wheat. E. S. Salmon and H. Wormald 1013 

 Recent Research in Egg Production. J. Hammond, M. A. - 1022 



A Shell Factory : For Poultry 1033 



Profitable Egg Production : High Productivity Essential - 1035 

 Synthetic Nitrogenous Fertilisers, E. J. Russell, D.Sc, E.R.^J.037 

 Pit, Trench, and other Silos. A. w. oidershaic, m.b.k, b,jsc. - J 1C46 

 Rat Destruction by Government Aid. E. c. Read - - 1052 



Improvement of Grass Land: The Importance of Experi- 

 ments. T. J. Jenkin, M.Sc. - 1056 



Agriculture as an Occupation for Women. Gertrude Watkin . 1060 



Manures for February. E. J. Russell, D.Sc, F.R.S. - . 1064 



Feeding Stuffs for February, e. t. Hainan, m. a., Dip. Agric. 



{Cantab.) 1069 



Agriculture Abroad 1072 



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