vol. jL&vx. fUJUJ^isMJiiJU jnuiNTmjY. no. ii. 



The Journal 



OF THE 



Ministry of Agriculture 



FEBRUARY, 1920. 



PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. 



(for Complete List of Conttnts M9 page xv,) 



Agrricultupal Education and Research ; The Improvement 

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Land Settlement in Denmark. /. G. Stewart, M.A., B.Sc, - 



Farm Drainage Machinery. Major J. G. Merrison 



Land Drainag-e - -- -- -- -- 



The White Rot Disease of Onion Bulbs. A. B. Cotton and 



M. N. Owen --------- 



Pea and Oat Hay. Jos. G. Brown ------ 



The Quality of Farm and Garden Seeds - - - - 



Notes on Ag-riculture Abroad ------ 



Notes on Manures for March. From the Rothamttad Expert- 

 mental Station - 



Final Report of the Nitrogen Products Committee - 

 Notes on Feeding Stuffs for March. From the Animal 



Nutrition Institute, Cambridge University - - - - 



Land Settlement through Local Authorities 



Poultry Laying Trials at the Harper Adams Agricultural 



College 



Employment of Women in Agriculture - - - - 

 Farming of Land Broken up during the War - - - 

 Official Notices and Circulars 



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