Vol XXIX. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No 1 



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The Jotirnal 



OF THE 



Ministry of Agrictilttire 



APRIL, 1922. 



PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. 

 (For Complete List of Contents see page xi.) paoe 



A Record of 12 Years' Development on a 1,500-Acie Farm. 



Wilfrid IS. Majisfidd and D. Boyes. - - - - . IQ 



How to Produce Clean Milk. McwUnto^h. o.b.e., n.d.a. 17 

 Cultivation of the Hop Crop IV. —Commercial Varieties 



of Hops. Arthur Amo6, M.A. and E. S. Salmmi. - - 30 



Silage for Milk Production : A Con;parison with Roots 



and Hay. Profesi^or R. U. W/afe, M.Sf'.y and J. BoJtei'ts, 



B.A., B.Sc. . ' - - 34 



Railway Rates and Agriculture - 38 



Shropshire Sheep. Alfred Mamell ------ 44 



The Large Black Pig. Sanders Spencer 50 



Depth of Sowing Grass and Clover Seeds. A*- Wd/iam^, 



B.Sc - - - - 53 



The Worthing Fruit Growing Industry. A. a. Utney . 61 

 Sugar Beet Growing in Holland and Belgium. B. 



Ridling - -- -- -- -- .55 



Improvement of Giassland in Cornwall - - - - 72 

 Manures for April. F.. j, Ru^.<eU, D.Sc, F.R.S. - - - 74 



Feeding Stuffs for April. A'. T. Hainan^ M.A., Dijj. Agric. 



{r'anUiJ'.) - - 77 



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