Vol. XIII. [OFFICIAL COPY.] No. 2. 



The Journal 



OP THE 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



^5!A{^-^^^^ MAY, 1906. 



CONTENTS 



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The Use of Waste Org-anie Substances as Manures. Edward 



J. Russell, n.Sc. - - - - - - - - - 65 



Poultry Fattening". Cecil L. Byrne - - - - - 73 



Lucerne and Trefoil Seed. D. Finlayson, F.L.S, - 82 



Manuring- of Crops in Rotations - - - 91 



Use of Liquor from Gasworks - 94 



Trials of Different Varieties of Red Clover - 96 



Notes as to Foreig'n Crop Prospects - - - 100 



Damag-e by Rooks - - 101 



Sterilizing Soil - - 101 



Fattening' Lambs - 102 



Value of Live Stock Shows to Students 103 



Anthrax 105 



Marking- of Ag-ricultural Produce in Denmark 110 



Tree Root Rot Ill 



Resistance of Young Trees to Drought ■ 114 



Diseased Scots Pines on Land formerly Arable - 115 



Agricultural Shows in South-Eastern Europe - 116 



Agricultural Credit in Denmark - - 118 



Mutual Insurance in France - - - 119 



Miscellaneous Notes - - 120 



Additicns to the Library during- April - - 122 



Prices of Agricultural Produce - 123 



Diseases of Animals - - ^ 128 



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