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CONTENTS. 



Notes for the Month * Page 

 The Ministry's New Offices — Foot- amd- Mouth Disease in the Midlands — 

 Outbreaks tf Rabies : The Duty of the Public — Journal Supplement on 



Official Seed Testing during 1919-20 — Acreage and Live Stock Returns 989 



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 1004 



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, l).Sc., F.R.S. ... 1037 



Pit, Trench, and other Improvised Silos. A. W. Oldershaw, M.B.E., 



B.Sc 1046 



Rat Destruction by Government Aid. E. C. Read, ... 1052 



Improvement of -Grass Land : The Importance of Experiments. 



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 January. E. T. Hainan, M.A., Dip.Agric. (Cantab.) 1069 



Agriculture Abroad : 



Live Stock Exhibition in Argentina — Exports of Produce from Denmark — 



Wart Disease of Potatoes on the Continent 1072 



Silver Leaf Order of 1919 1077 



Produce and Yield of Potato and Root Crops, 1920 1077 



Corky Scab of Potatoes: Recent Investigation 1078 



Foot- and- Mouth Disease 1080 



Rabies . ^f. .. ... ... 1081 



Tithe Rentcharge: New Basis for Redemption 1081 



English and Welsh Seed Potatoes: Importation into Scotland ... ... 1082 



The Eggs (Distribution or Sale) Order, 1920 1082 



Agricultural Training for Ex-Officers .1082 



Notices of Books 1083 



Leaflets issued by the Ministry ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1084 



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