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CONTENTS. 



Notes for the Month Page 



Conciliation Committees — An Agricidtitral Index Number — Fourth 

 Meeting of the Agricultural Council for England — Late Claims 

 under the Corn Production Acts — fVeekly Return of Market Prices — 

 Imperial Fruit Show — Egg utuI Day -old Chick DistrihtUion Scheme, 



1921 — The Epizootic Abortion Order, 1921— Seeds Act, 1920 ... 577 



The AoiiicuLTUKAL Labouker in the Early 19th Century. J. L. 



Hammond ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 585 



Improvement of Dairy Cattle in Denmark. Harald Fahcr 598 



Pigs for Pork. Sanders Spencer ... 608 



Roots v. Silage for Dairy Cows. A. W. Oldershau-, B.Sc, and F. C. 



Smith, B.A 614 



Home Curing of Bacon. Mrs. C. E. Curtoys 622 



Royal Commission on Importation of Store Cattle 626 



Insecticides and Fungicides 628 



Dorsetshire Arts and Crafts, 1921. Miss M. B. Mansel 632 



Agricultural Statistics : Their Collection and Use. Sir Henry 



Rew, K.C.B 636 



A Fruit Demonstration Station in East Sussex. A. H. Hoare ... 645 



The Strawberry Crop, 1921 648 



Control of " Dami'ixg Off" and " Foot Rot" of Tomatoes. W. F. 



Bewley, D.Sc 653 



Protection agaiNvST Fungi from Abroad. Mrs. X. L. Alcock 655 



Licensing Stallions under the Horse Breeding Act, 1918. Season, 



1921 660 



Notes on Manures for October. E. J. RusscU, D.Sc, F.R.S 664 



Notes on Feeding Stuffs fob Octobek. E. T. Hainan, M.A., 



Dip. Agric. (Cantab.) 668 



Leaflets issued by the Mirjistiy 670 



Rabies ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 671 



Foot-and-Mouth Disease 671 



Seed Potatoes from Scotland and Iiekiid ... ... ... ... ... 671 



Importation of Plants ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 671 



Importation of Rhododendrons 672 



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