Vol XXVIII. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 8 



The Journal 



OF THE 



Ministry of Agrictilttire 



NOVEMBER, 1921. 



PRINCIPAL OCNTENTS. 



(For Complete List of Contents see page xiii.) page 



Agriculture Behind the Lines in France. Lieut-ColonelJ.H. 



Forrester Addie^ G.B.E.^ and Captain A. T. A. Dohson. - - 681 



Aberdeen-Angus Cattle. J- Cridlan - . - . 689 



The Breeding of Geese: A Profitable Addition to the 



General or Poultry Farm. Stanley Street-Porter. - - 698 



Improvement of Dairy Cattle in Denmark. Earald Faber. - 704 



The Ministry's Research (Rat) Laboratory O. L. ciaremont, 



B.Sc, F.i.a 712 



Pigs for Bacon. Sanders Spencer. - - . - » 719 



Winter Feeding of Live Stock when Roots are Scarce. 



F. T. Hainan, M.A., Dip. Ayric. (Cantab.) - - - 725 



Prevention of Bunt and Smut. 730 



Pig and Potato Clubs in Gloucestershire. O. H. Hollingwoiih. 733 



Inspection and Certification of Growing Crops of Potatoes 



Immune to Wart Disease 739 



The World's Poultry Congress 742 



Horticulture in the Penzance Area of Cornwall. ^. P. Berry. 745 



Research in Brewing - 750 



Demonstration of Flax-Pulling Machines - - - 754 



Notes on Manures for November. F. J. Russell, D,Sc., F.R.S. - 756 



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