Vol XXIX. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 7. 



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The Jottrnal 



OF THE 



Ministry of Agriculture 



OCTOBER, 1922. 



PRINCIPAL CONTENT 9. 



(For Complete List of Contents see page uii.) paqb 



The Beginnings of Field Drainage. H, G. Richardsm, M.A., 



B.Sc.f and 5. K Fussell 535 



The Agricultural Value of Sea-Sand. W. Borlase, N.D.A., 



and Alexander Greggy B.Sc. ( Ayrie.Jy N.D.A, .... 591 



Field Experiments with Rock Phosphates and Basic Slags. 



II. G, S. Mobertson, D.Sc., F.LG.^ 600 



Standardisation of Chip Baskets, Stoddart - . . 605 



Farm Institutes. III. ------- - 609 



A Village History Exhibition as an Educational Factor. 



Guy Evnngy J. P., F.SJ. ....... 617 



Live Stock and Horse Breeding Improvement in England 



and Wales --------- 622 



Egg Farming : Some Notes on Lean-to Roof Type of Laying 



Houses. Major 0, H. Eden - 626 



Galifornian Methods of Poultry Raising and Marketing. II. 629 



Saddleback or Sheeted Pigs. Sanders Spencer . - - 634 



The Apple Blossom Weevil. Herbert W. Miles, B.Sc, (Bristol) - 637 



Spotted Medick. E, W. Fentmi 643 



Conciliation Committees : A Year's Work - - - . 648 



The Farm Worker in Scotland - - - - - - 656 



LessonsofthelmperialFruit Show, 1921 - - . . 659 

 Feeding Stuffs for October. E. T. Hainan, M.A., Dip. Agric. 



{Cantab,) 663 



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