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CONTENTS. 



Notes for the Month Page 



Secoiul Meeting of the Council of AgrieiLlturc for Emjlanul — The Sapplji of 

 Store CcUtlc — Employment in Agriculture : an Inquiry — The Inter- 

 Tiational Institute of Agriculture at Rome — Ministnfs Exhibition 



Work during 1920 : Plcnisfor 1931 ' 1 



Minimum Price of Wheat and Oats of the 1921 Ciioi- ... ... 8 



Research in Animal IJkeedinc;. R. C. Punneft, F.R.S. ... ... 11 



Notes on Forage Crops. Jas. C. Broivn 18 



The Human Machine on the Land. JF. J. Maiden 20 



The Improvement of Peaty Soils. Part II. E. J. Russell, D.Sc, F.R.S. 32 



Potato Growing in Essex. R. H. Curric ... ... 36 



Influence of Size and Character of Seed on the Yield of 



Potatoes. Redcliffe N. Salaman, - M.A., M.D. 43 



Common Scab of Potatoes. JV. A. Millard, B.Sc. ... 49 



Ducks as Egg Producers. Oscar C. Broivn, B.Sc. (Agric.) 54 



Size of Egg in Relation to Average Production. Edward Broivn, 



F.L.S 63 



Government Assistance to Horticulture : Its Limits and its 



Po.'^siniLiTiES. Wm. J. Lohjoit, O.B.E. ... ... ... 71 



Isle of Wkuit Dlsease of Bees ... ... ... ... 78 



Notes on Manures for Ai'itiL. E. J. Russell, D.Sc, F.R.S. ... ... 82 



Notes on Feeding Stuffs fou Api;ii.. E. T. Hainan, M.A., Dip. 



Agric. (Cantab.) 86 



Agriculture Abroad: 



Pickering Sprays — IFheat hnprorement in Canada ... ... ... 89 



The Warble Fly Pest 92 



The Fir.st World Coiicrress on Poultry . . ... ... ... ... ... 93 



Fishmeal for Pigs ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9.^) 



Foot-aiul-Mouth Disease ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 96 



Rabies ... ... 9S 



Index lor V..luin.> X.WIl. 



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