Vol. XXVIII. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. No. 1. 



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The Journal 



OF THE 



Ministry of Agriculture 



APRIL, 1921. 



PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. 

 (For Complete List of Contents see page xxiii.) 



Minimum Price of Wheat and Oats of the 1921 Crop - 

 Research in Animal Breeding. R- c. Puymett, F.R.s. 

 Notes on Forage Crops. Ja^^- C. Bmwn - - - 

 The Human Machine on the Land. W. J. Maiden 

 The Improvement of Peaty Soils. Part II. E. J. Russell, D.Sc 



F,R.S. 



Potato Growing in Essex. R- H. Cwrie 



Influence of Size and Character of Seed on the Yield of 



Potatoes. Redcliffe N. Salaman, M.D. - 



Common Scab of Potatoes, W. A. MiUard, B.Sc. 



Ducks as Egg Producers. Oscar C. Brown, B.Sc. {Agric.) 



Size of Egg in Relation to Average Production. Edxcard 



Brown, F.L.S. 



Government Assistance to Horticulture: Its Limits audits 



Possibilities. Wm.. J. Lohjoit, O.B.E. 



Isle of Wight Disease of Bees - . - . 

 Notes on Manures for April. E. J. Rimell, D.Sc, F.R.S. 

 Notes on Feeding Stuffs for April. E. T. Hainan, M.A 



Dip. Agric. {Cantab.) - 



Agriculture Abroad 



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